COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Mentally competent patients have the right to refuse treatment. T/F? - CORRECT ANSWER -True When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the concept of _________________. - CORRECT ANSWER -Implied consent List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for medical care despite their young age. - CORRECT ANSWER -Married, armed services, pregnant __________ 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 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. 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. The laws that define what an EMT can do are called _________________. - CORRECT ANSWER -Scope of Practice What four elements must be present to prove negligence? - CORRECT ANSWER -Duty, Breach of Duty, Damages and Causation 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 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 The first key rule of lifting is to ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER -keep the back in a straight, upright position and lift without twisting. 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. 2. Spread your legs apart about 15″, and bend your legs to lower your torso and arms. 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. 4. Adjust your orientation and position until the weight is balanced and centered between both arms. 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 properly balanced between them. Be sure to straddle the object, keep your feet flat, and distribute your weight to the balls of the feet or just behind them.