CHAPTER 3 EXAM QUESTIONS:
WEST COAST EMT JBL, 2025/2026
WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
ANSWERS
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area
is defined by the:
A. EMS supervisor.
B. state EMS office.
C. medical director.
D. local health district. - CORRECT ANSWERS- C
Acting in such a way as to make another person fear immediate
bodily harm is called:
A. libel.
B. battery.
C. negligence
D. assault - CORRECT ANSWERS- D. assault
The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for
a patient is called the:
, A. standard of care.
B. code of ethics.
C. EMT oath.
D. scope of practice. - CORRECT ANSWERS- A. standard of care.
Two EMTs witnessed a call in which a coworker gave adequate
medical care but ignored the patient's emotional needs. The
coworker was deliberately rude solely because the patient was
thought to be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV). The EMTs ignored the coworker's treatment of this patient
and took no steps to prevent this behavior from happening again.
This lack of action on the part of the two EMTs is considered:
Select one:
A. illegal and unethical.
B. legal and ethical.
C. legal but unethical.
D. illegal but ethical. - CORRECT ANSWERS- C. legal but
unethical.
Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) MOST affects EMS personnel?
A. preventing insurance fraud
WEST COAST EMT JBL, 2025/2026
WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
ANSWERS
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area
is defined by the:
A. EMS supervisor.
B. state EMS office.
C. medical director.
D. local health district. - CORRECT ANSWERS- C
Acting in such a way as to make another person fear immediate
bodily harm is called:
A. libel.
B. battery.
C. negligence
D. assault - CORRECT ANSWERS- D. assault
The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for
a patient is called the:
, A. standard of care.
B. code of ethics.
C. EMT oath.
D. scope of practice. - CORRECT ANSWERS- A. standard of care.
Two EMTs witnessed a call in which a coworker gave adequate
medical care but ignored the patient's emotional needs. The
coworker was deliberately rude solely because the patient was
thought to be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV). The EMTs ignored the coworker's treatment of this patient
and took no steps to prevent this behavior from happening again.
This lack of action on the part of the two EMTs is considered:
Select one:
A. illegal and unethical.
B. legal and ethical.
C. legal but unethical.
D. illegal but ethical. - CORRECT ANSWERS- C. legal but
unethical.
Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) MOST affects EMS personnel?
A. preventing insurance fraud
