EMS 1021 CHAPTER 3 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
If an EMT were to write false, damaging, or misleading information on a run report, that EMT
could be charged with: - CORRECT ANSWER - libel
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-old man who is unresponsive. You can legally begin
treatment because of - CORRECT ANSWER - implied consent
What is the legal term that is used to describe the obligation the EMT has to provide emergency
care to a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER - duty to ACT
In a legal action, the jury may determine if an EMT followed his standard of care, which is based
upon all of the following, EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER - current trade journals
While you are assisting with the education at a local EMT training class, a student asks you what
the basic definition is for standard of care. How would you respond? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Standard of care is the minimum acceptable level of care in a community.
An emergency medical technician (EMT) initiated intravenous access in a patient. This skill is
not authorized for the EMT's level of licensure. This EMT has exceeded the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - scope of practice
You are off duty and on your way to the grocery store when you witness a car accident in front
of the store entrance. You stop to render assistance and identify yourself as an EMT to the
occupants of the vehicles. The patient in the first car denies the need for assistance, but the
second driver is complaining of neck pain. The patient tells you she thinks she will be okay but
would like to get checked out. You are in a hurry, as you have an appointment later today. It is
acceptable to: - CORRECT ANSWER - stay with the patient until someone with equal or
higher care level assumes care.
, You have just returned to the station after completing a call where you transported an elderly
female patient to the hospital for nausea and vomiting. Upon exiting the ambulance, you are
approached by a man who indicates that the patient you just transported was his mother, and he
wants to know the details of the run. The EMT should: - CORRECT ANSWER - advise
him that you can take his information and pass it along to the privacy officer at your department
who will contact him with instructions to access the information he requests.
Who determines whether an emergency medical technician (EMT) has the duty to act when off
duty? - CORRECT ANSWER - state
You have been under a lot of family stress lately and you have NOT been sleeping well. When
you got to work this morning, you realized you forgot to place your badge on your uniform shirt.
You tell your partner how you just cannot seem to think about anything else lately than your
problems at home. Your partner tells you that he is concerned about your well-being. After
hearing this, you know that your duty as an EMT is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - take off
work until you can straighten out your family problems and make sure you are mentally prepared
to work.
Your partner has been complaining about back problems lately. You are concerned that your
partner will NOT be able to lift appropriately if needed. What should you as an EMT do in this
situation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Notify your supervisor, as your partner may not be
able to perform safe lifting at work.
You arrive at the scene of a cardiac arrest and find that the battery on your automated external
defibrillator (AED) is not charged, rendering the AED useless. As an EMT, you can be charged
with: - CORRECT ANSWER - negligence
Laws that have been developed by states to minimize the risk of being held liable for individuals
providing emergency care to victims of illness or injury are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER - GOOD Samaritan laws
An EMT can still be held liable and NOT protected by the Good Samaritan law if his actions
demonstrate: - CORRECT ANSWER - gross negligence
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
If an EMT were to write false, damaging, or misleading information on a run report, that EMT
could be charged with: - CORRECT ANSWER - libel
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-old man who is unresponsive. You can legally begin
treatment because of - CORRECT ANSWER - implied consent
What is the legal term that is used to describe the obligation the EMT has to provide emergency
care to a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER - duty to ACT
In a legal action, the jury may determine if an EMT followed his standard of care, which is based
upon all of the following, EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER - current trade journals
While you are assisting with the education at a local EMT training class, a student asks you what
the basic definition is for standard of care. How would you respond? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Standard of care is the minimum acceptable level of care in a community.
An emergency medical technician (EMT) initiated intravenous access in a patient. This skill is
not authorized for the EMT's level of licensure. This EMT has exceeded the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - scope of practice
You are off duty and on your way to the grocery store when you witness a car accident in front
of the store entrance. You stop to render assistance and identify yourself as an EMT to the
occupants of the vehicles. The patient in the first car denies the need for assistance, but the
second driver is complaining of neck pain. The patient tells you she thinks she will be okay but
would like to get checked out. You are in a hurry, as you have an appointment later today. It is
acceptable to: - CORRECT ANSWER - stay with the patient until someone with equal or
higher care level assumes care.
, You have just returned to the station after completing a call where you transported an elderly
female patient to the hospital for nausea and vomiting. Upon exiting the ambulance, you are
approached by a man who indicates that the patient you just transported was his mother, and he
wants to know the details of the run. The EMT should: - CORRECT ANSWER - advise
him that you can take his information and pass it along to the privacy officer at your department
who will contact him with instructions to access the information he requests.
Who determines whether an emergency medical technician (EMT) has the duty to act when off
duty? - CORRECT ANSWER - state
You have been under a lot of family stress lately and you have NOT been sleeping well. When
you got to work this morning, you realized you forgot to place your badge on your uniform shirt.
You tell your partner how you just cannot seem to think about anything else lately than your
problems at home. Your partner tells you that he is concerned about your well-being. After
hearing this, you know that your duty as an EMT is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - take off
work until you can straighten out your family problems and make sure you are mentally prepared
to work.
Your partner has been complaining about back problems lately. You are concerned that your
partner will NOT be able to lift appropriately if needed. What should you as an EMT do in this
situation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Notify your supervisor, as your partner may not be
able to perform safe lifting at work.
You arrive at the scene of a cardiac arrest and find that the battery on your automated external
defibrillator (AED) is not charged, rendering the AED useless. As an EMT, you can be charged
with: - CORRECT ANSWER - negligence
Laws that have been developed by states to minimize the risk of being held liable for individuals
providing emergency care to victims of illness or injury are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER - GOOD Samaritan laws
An EMT can still be held liable and NOT protected by the Good Samaritan law if his actions
demonstrate: - CORRECT ANSWER - gross negligence
