OCEMT Certification Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Implied consent - The law states that rational patients would consent to treatment if they were conscious. This allows EMT's and other health care providers to provide care until the patient becomes conscious or is able to make rational decisions again Consent to treat a minor - In order to treat a minor, you need permission from a parent or guardian or an adult who's a "in loco parentis", or an adult in place of a parent. Minors can only speak for their own treatment if they are an emancipated minor. If a minor has life threatening health problems, you follow implied consent. Expressed consent - The consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being, must be obtained from all patients who are physically and mentally able to give it. Consent - Consent is the permission from the patient to treat or do any type of action on them. There are three types of consent.