Emergency Care Chapter 3 Exam with Questions and Answers

Emergency Care Chapter 3 Exam with Questions and Answers You arrive at the scene of an older woman complaining of chest pain. In assessing her, she holds her arm out for you to take her blood pressure. This is an example of: a. implied consent. b. informed consent. c. expressed consent. d. emergency consent ANSWER C Expressed consent (also called actual consent) is when the patient authorizes you to provide treatment and transport, either verbally or nonverbally. For example, a patient who holds out his or her arm to allow you take a blood pressure is nonverbally giving you expressed consent. Which of the following is an example of abandonment? a. An EMT leaves the scene after a competent adult has refused care. b. An EMT transfers care of a patient to an emergency department nurse. c. An AEMT transfers care of a patient to a paramedic. d. An AEMT transfers care of a patient to an EMR. ANSWER D. Abandonment occurs when patient care is terminated without the patient's consent or when care is transferred to a provider of lesser training and level of certification. The unauthorized confinement of a person is called: