1. The-collective-set-of-regulations-and-ethical-considerations-governing-the-
EMT-is-called(Answer)
a. duty-to-act
b. scope-of-practice
c. advanced-directives
d. good-samaritan-laws(Answer)-B
2. Legislation-that-governs-the-skills-and-medical-interventions-that-may-be-
performed-by-the-EMT-is(Answer)
a. standardized-(uniform)-throughout-the-country
b. different-from-state-to-state
c. standardized-for-regions-within-a-state
d. governed-by-the-US-Department-of-Transportation(Answer)-B
3. When-the-EMT-makes-the-physical/emotional-needs-of-the-patient-a-prior--ity,-
this-is-considered-a(n) of-the-EMT.
a. advanced-directive
b. protocol
c. ethical-responsibility
d. legal-responsibility(Answer)-C
4. Which-one-of-the-following-is-NOT-a-type-of-consent-required-for-any-
treatment-or-action-by-an-EMT?
a. child-and-mentally-incompetent-adult
b. implied
c. applied
d. expressed(Answer)-C
5. When-you-informed-the-adult-patient-of-the-procedures-were-about-to-
perform-and-its-associated-risks,-you-are-asking-for-his-or-her(Answer)
a. expressed-consent
b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied(Answer)-A
6. You-are-treating-a-patient-that-was-found-unconscious-at-the-bottom-of-the-
stairwell.-Consent-that-is-based-on-the-assumption-that-an-unconscious-patient-
would-approve-the-EMT's-life-saving-interventions-is-called(Answer)
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,a. expressed
b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied(Answer)-C
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,7. Your-record-of-a-patient's-refusal-of-medical-care-(aid)-or-transport-should-
include-all-of-the-following-EXCEPT(Answer)
a. informing-the-patient-of-the-risks-and-consequences-of-refusal
b. documenting-the-steps-you-took
c. signing-of-the-form-by-the-medical-director
d. obtaining-a-release-form-with-the-patient's-witnessed-signature(Answer)-C
8. Forcing-a-competent-adult-patient-to-go-to-the-hospital-agains-his-or-her-will-
may-result-in charges-against-the-EMT.
a. abandonment
b. assault-and-battery
c. implied-consent
d. negligence(Answer)-B
9. Which-of-the-following-is-an-action-you-should-not-take-if-a-patient-refuses-care?
a. leave-phone-stickers-with-emergency-numbers
b. recommend-that-a-relative-call-the-family-physician-to-report-the-incident
c. tell-the-patient-to-call-his-or-her-family-physician-if-the-problem-reoccurs
d. call-a-relative-or-neighbor-who-can-stay-with-the-patient(Answer)-C.-In-all-
cases-of-refusal-you-should-advise-patients-to-call-EMS-back-at-any-time-if-there-is-
a-problem-or-they-wish-to-be-transported.
10. Another-name-for-a-DNR-order-is(Answer)
a. deviated-nervous-response
b. duty-not-to-react
c. refusal-of-treatment
d. advanced-directive(Answer)-D
11. There-are-varying-degrees-of-DNR-orders,-expressed-through-a-variety-of-
detailed-instructions-that-may-be-part-of-the-order-such-as(Answer)
a. allowing-CPR-only-if-cardiac-or-respiratory-arrest-was-observed
b. allowing-comfort-care-measures-such-as-intravenous-feeding
c. disallowing-the-use-of-long-term-life-support-measures
d. specify-that-only-five-minutes-of-artificial-respiration-will-be-
attempted(Answer)-A.-The-other-options-are-part-of-a-living-will-and-not-a-DNR-
order.-DNR-orders-generally-do-not-specify-procedures-that-are-improper-such-as-
specifying-that-only-five-minutes-of-artificial-respiration-will-be-attempted.
12. In-a-hospital,-long-term-life-support-and-comfort-care-measures-would-
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, consist-of-intravenous-feeding-and(Answer)
a. routine-inoculations
b. the-use-of-a-respirator
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