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1. The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations governing the
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3. When the EMT makes the physical/emotional needs of the patient a prior-
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6. You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of t
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7. Your record of a patient's refusal of medical care (aid) or transport should
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c. signing of the form by the medical director
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9. Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refuses
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a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
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d. specify that only five minutes of artificial respiration will be attempted(A
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nswer) A.The other options are part of a living will and not a DNR order. DNR or
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ders generally do not specify procedures that are improper such as specifying tha
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EMT FISDAP READINESS EXAM 2
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1. The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations governing the
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b. scope of practice m m
c. advanced directives m
d. good samaritan laws(Answer) B
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2. Legislation that governs the skills and medical interventions that may be
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a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country m m m m
b. different from state to statem m m m
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d. governed by the US Department of Transportation(Answer) B
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3. When the EMT makes the physical/emotional needs of the patient a prior-
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6. You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of t
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7. Your record of a patient's refusal of medical care (aid) or transport should
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9. Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refuses
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a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
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a. allowing CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed
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d. specify that only five minutes of artificial respiration will be attempted(A
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nswer) A.The other options are part of a living will and not a DNR order. DNR or
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ders generally do not specify procedures that are improper such as specifying tha
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12. In a hospital, long-term life support and comfort care measures would
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