EME 106 (Palomar) EMT course
TEST 1 2026/2027 Expert
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Medical Director - ANSWER ✔✔physician who is legally responsible
for the clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system
Medical Direction - ANSWER ✔✔medical policies, procedures, and
practices that are available to EMS providers either off-line or on-line
Off-line medical direction - ANSWER ✔✔medical policies,
procedures, and practices that medical direction has established in
written guidelines
On-line medical direction - ANSWER ✔✔direct orders from a
physician to a prehospital care provider given by radio or telephone
,Protocols - ANSWER ✔✔the policies and procedures for all
components of an EMS system. Also called orders or standing orders
Standing orders - ANSWER ✔✔preauthorized treatment procedures;
a type of treatment protocol
Abandonment - ANSWER ✔✔the act of discontinuing emergency
care without ensuring that another health care professional with
equivalent or better training will take over
Advance Directive - ANSWER ✔✔instructions written in advance,
such as a DNR order, a living will, or a durable power of attorney
Assault - ANSWER ✔✔a willful threat to inflict harm on a person
Battery - ANSWER ✔✔the act of touching a person unlawfully without
his consent
Implied Consent - ANSWER ✔✔the assumption that in a true
emergency in which a patient who is unresponsive or cannot make a
rational decision is at a significant risk of death, disability, or deterioration
of a condition, that patient would agree to emergency treatment. aka
emergency doctrine
Expressed Consent - ANSWER ✔✔permission that must be obtained
from every conscious adult who has the capacity to understand and
, make a reasoned judgment before emergency treatment can be
provided
Involuntary Consent - ANSWER ✔✔consent that is assumed when
the patient either lacks the capacity to understand and make a reasoned
judgment or is legally not permitted to make his own medical decisions
Informed Consent - ANSWER ✔✔consent for treatment that is given
by a patient who has the capacity to understand and make a reasoned
judgment based on full disclosure or possible risks and consequences
Minor Consent - ANSWER ✔✔permission obtained from a parent or
legal guardian for emergency treatment of a minor or an adult who has
been legally ruled mentally incompetent
AMA - ANSWER ✔✔(Against Medical Advice)
Duty to Act - ANSWER ✔✔the obligation to care for a patient who
requires it (in service)
Scope of Practice - ANSWER ✔✔the actions and care that an EMT is
legally allowed to perform, as typically defined by state laws
Standard of Care - ANSWER ✔✔emergency care that would be
expected to be given to a patient by any trained EMT under similar
circumstances
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TEST 1 2026/2027 Expert
Verifed Ace the Test
Medical Director - ANSWER ✔✔physician who is legally responsible
for the clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system
Medical Direction - ANSWER ✔✔medical policies, procedures, and
practices that are available to EMS providers either off-line or on-line
Off-line medical direction - ANSWER ✔✔medical policies,
procedures, and practices that medical direction has established in
written guidelines
On-line medical direction - ANSWER ✔✔direct orders from a
physician to a prehospital care provider given by radio or telephone
,Protocols - ANSWER ✔✔the policies and procedures for all
components of an EMS system. Also called orders or standing orders
Standing orders - ANSWER ✔✔preauthorized treatment procedures;
a type of treatment protocol
Abandonment - ANSWER ✔✔the act of discontinuing emergency
care without ensuring that another health care professional with
equivalent or better training will take over
Advance Directive - ANSWER ✔✔instructions written in advance,
such as a DNR order, a living will, or a durable power of attorney
Assault - ANSWER ✔✔a willful threat to inflict harm on a person
Battery - ANSWER ✔✔the act of touching a person unlawfully without
his consent
Implied Consent - ANSWER ✔✔the assumption that in a true
emergency in which a patient who is unresponsive or cannot make a
rational decision is at a significant risk of death, disability, or deterioration
of a condition, that patient would agree to emergency treatment. aka
emergency doctrine
Expressed Consent - ANSWER ✔✔permission that must be obtained
from every conscious adult who has the capacity to understand and
, make a reasoned judgment before emergency treatment can be
provided
Involuntary Consent - ANSWER ✔✔consent that is assumed when
the patient either lacks the capacity to understand and make a reasoned
judgment or is legally not permitted to make his own medical decisions
Informed Consent - ANSWER ✔✔consent for treatment that is given
by a patient who has the capacity to understand and make a reasoned
judgment based on full disclosure or possible risks and consequences
Minor Consent - ANSWER ✔✔permission obtained from a parent or
legal guardian for emergency treatment of a minor or an adult who has
been legally ruled mentally incompetent
AMA - ANSWER ✔✔(Against Medical Advice)
Duty to Act - ANSWER ✔✔the obligation to care for a patient who
requires it (in service)
Scope of Practice - ANSWER ✔✔the actions and care that an EMT is
legally allowed to perform, as typically defined by state laws
Standard of Care - ANSWER ✔✔emergency care that would be
expected to be given to a patient by any trained EMT under similar
circumstances
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2026/2027. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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