UCLA EMS Operations Exam Review Questions & Answers Latest Update
UCLA EMS Operations Exam Review Questions &
Answers Latest Update
Your 20-year-old patient fell off a horse and has a fractured femur. Before you can begin
treatment, you should obtain which type of consent?
a. implied
b. expressed
c. imposed
d. written - ✔✔✔-expressed
Your 7-year-old patient fell off the jungle gym and has a fractured radius/ulna. He
doesn't want to go to the hospital. There are no adults available; only the 14-year-old
babysitter. What should you do?
a. wait on scene until the parents are located
b. treat the child but do not transport
c. treat and transport the child
d. obtain permission from the babysitter to treat the patient - ✔✔✔-treat and transport
the child
You are treating an 80-year-old male who fell in his house and sustained a laceration on
his scalp. You are met at the door by a neighbor who appears concerned and asks what
happened. What should you do?
a. explain that he has a cut on his head and needs stitches
b. explain that the patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
c. tell her that he has a large laceration and requires sutures
d. tell her that the hospital staff will explain his injuries - ✔✔✔-explain the patient's
privacy is protected under HIPAA
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, UCLA EMS Operations Exam Review Questions & Answers Latest Update
You respond to a pulseless patient in bed with rigor mortis. The spouse is demanding
that you transport the patient. What should you do?
a. provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
b. begin CPR and transport the patient to the hospital
c. call for the police and have them talk to the spouse
d. call medical control, explain the situation, and ask for assistance - ✔✔✔-provide
comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
You have earned your EMT and wish to move to another state to take an EMT job. You
will be able to do this due to:
a. reciprocity
b. certification
c. licensure
d. scope of practice - ✔✔✔-reciprocity
The rules or standards that govern the conduct of members of a particular group or
profession are known as:
a. ethics
b. morals.
c. laws
d. guidelines - ✔✔✔-ethics
What are the 4 parts of negligence? - ✔✔✔-duty to act, breach of duty to act, causation,
damages
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UCLA EMS Operations Exam Review Questions &
Answers Latest Update
Your 20-year-old patient fell off a horse and has a fractured femur. Before you can begin
treatment, you should obtain which type of consent?
a. implied
b. expressed
c. imposed
d. written - ✔✔✔-expressed
Your 7-year-old patient fell off the jungle gym and has a fractured radius/ulna. He
doesn't want to go to the hospital. There are no adults available; only the 14-year-old
babysitter. What should you do?
a. wait on scene until the parents are located
b. treat the child but do not transport
c. treat and transport the child
d. obtain permission from the babysitter to treat the patient - ✔✔✔-treat and transport
the child
You are treating an 80-year-old male who fell in his house and sustained a laceration on
his scalp. You are met at the door by a neighbor who appears concerned and asks what
happened. What should you do?
a. explain that he has a cut on his head and needs stitches
b. explain that the patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
c. tell her that he has a large laceration and requires sutures
d. tell her that the hospital staff will explain his injuries - ✔✔✔-explain the patient's
privacy is protected under HIPAA
®™
, UCLA EMS Operations Exam Review Questions & Answers Latest Update
You respond to a pulseless patient in bed with rigor mortis. The spouse is demanding
that you transport the patient. What should you do?
a. provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
b. begin CPR and transport the patient to the hospital
c. call for the police and have them talk to the spouse
d. call medical control, explain the situation, and ask for assistance - ✔✔✔-provide
comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
You have earned your EMT and wish to move to another state to take an EMT job. You
will be able to do this due to:
a. reciprocity
b. certification
c. licensure
d. scope of practice - ✔✔✔-reciprocity
The rules or standards that govern the conduct of members of a particular group or
profession are known as:
a. ethics
b. morals.
c. laws
d. guidelines - ✔✔✔-ethics
What are the 4 parts of negligence? - ✔✔✔-duty to act, breach of duty to act, causation,
damages
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