WEST COAST EMT BLOCK #1
EXAM
1. Mentally competent patients have the right to refuse treatment. T/F? -CORRECT
ANSWER -True
2. When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the concept of
_________________. -CORRECT ANSWER -Implied consent
3. List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for medical care despite
their young age. -CORRECT ANSWER -Married, armed services, pregnant
4. __________ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a patient who is
in need of medical treatment and transportation but is combative and presents a
significant risk of danger to himself, herself, or others. -CORRECT ANSWER -Forcible
restraint
5. What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders? -CORRECT
ANSWER -An advance directive is a written document that specifies the types of
care a patient would want if she were unable to express it herself. A DNR order
prevents resuscitative efforts from starting if a patient goes into cardiac arrest.
6. You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid DNR order. The
patient's family has called because he is having difficulty breathing. Should you give
him oxygen? -CORRECT ANSWER -Yes. A DNR order only applies to resuscitative
measures (ventilation, chest compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must
perform all other measures in his scope of practice to make DNR patients
comfortable and safe, including giving oxygen, stopping bleeding, applying splints,
etc.
, 7. The laws that define what an EMT can do are called _________________. -CORRECT
ANSWER -Scope of Practice
8. What four elements must be present to prove negligence? -CORRECT ANSWER -
Duty, Breach of Duty, Damages and Causation
9. Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old patient, you splint
an ankle that you believe may be sprained. What crime have you committed by doing
this? -CORRECT ANSWER -Battery
10. List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have to be
reported. -CORRECT ANSWER -Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during a
felony, drug-related injuries, childbirth, scene of a crime, deceased patient, exposure
to infectious disease
11. The first key rule of lifting is to ____________. -CORRECT ANSWER -keep the back
in a straight, upright position and lift without twisting.
12. What are the six steps of a power lift as described in Skill Drill 35-1? -CORRECT
ANSWER -1. Tighten your back in its normal upright position and use your
abdominal muscles to lock it in a slight curve.
13. 2. Spread your legs apart about 15″, and bend your legs to lower your torso and
arms.
14. 3. With your arms extended down each side of your body, grasp the stretcher or
backboard with your hands held palms up and just in front of the plane described by
the anterior torso and imaginary lines extending vertically from it to the ground.
15. 4. Adjust your orientation and position until the weight is balanced and centered
between both arms.
16. 5. Reposition your feet as necessary so that they are about 15″ apart with one
slightly farther forward and rotated so that you and your center of gravity will be
EXAM
1. Mentally competent patients have the right to refuse treatment. T/F? -CORRECT
ANSWER -True
2. When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the concept of
_________________. -CORRECT ANSWER -Implied consent
3. List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for medical care despite
their young age. -CORRECT ANSWER -Married, armed services, pregnant
4. __________ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a patient who is
in need of medical treatment and transportation but is combative and presents a
significant risk of danger to himself, herself, or others. -CORRECT ANSWER -Forcible
restraint
5. What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders? -CORRECT
ANSWER -An advance directive is a written document that specifies the types of
care a patient would want if she were unable to express it herself. A DNR order
prevents resuscitative efforts from starting if a patient goes into cardiac arrest.
6. You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid DNR order. The
patient's family has called because he is having difficulty breathing. Should you give
him oxygen? -CORRECT ANSWER -Yes. A DNR order only applies to resuscitative
measures (ventilation, chest compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must
perform all other measures in his scope of practice to make DNR patients
comfortable and safe, including giving oxygen, stopping bleeding, applying splints,
etc.
, 7. The laws that define what an EMT can do are called _________________. -CORRECT
ANSWER -Scope of Practice
8. What four elements must be present to prove negligence? -CORRECT ANSWER -
Duty, Breach of Duty, Damages and Causation
9. Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old patient, you splint
an ankle that you believe may be sprained. What crime have you committed by doing
this? -CORRECT ANSWER -Battery
10. List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have to be
reported. -CORRECT ANSWER -Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during a
felony, drug-related injuries, childbirth, scene of a crime, deceased patient, exposure
to infectious disease
11. The first key rule of lifting is to ____________. -CORRECT ANSWER -keep the back
in a straight, upright position and lift without twisting.
12. What are the six steps of a power lift as described in Skill Drill 35-1? -CORRECT
ANSWER -1. Tighten your back in its normal upright position and use your
abdominal muscles to lock it in a slight curve.
13. 2. Spread your legs apart about 15″, and bend your legs to lower your torso and
arms.
14. 3. With your arms extended down each side of your body, grasp the stretcher or
backboard with your hands held palms up and just in front of the plane described by
the anterior torso and imaginary lines extending vertically from it to the ground.
15. 4. Adjust your orientation and position until the weight is balanced and centered
between both arms.
16. 5. Reposition your feet as necessary so that they are about 15″ apart with one
slightly farther forward and rotated so that you and your center of gravity will be
