NC BLET First Responder Exam Guided Questions |Graded A+| #Latest

NC BLET First Responder Exam Guided Questions |Graded A+| #Latest Components of EMS Systems *Ans* 1. Reporting 2. Dispatch 3. First Response 4. EMS Response 5. Hospital Care Unauthorized Practice of Medicine is a______________________. *Ans* Misdemeanor T or F-Law Enforcement officers are qualified to practice medicine. *Ans* F FALSE-Law Enforcement officers are not authorized to practice medicine. Good Samaritan Law *Ans* Protects any person who renders first aid to a person -without the reasonable expectation of compensation-when there is reasonable expectation of prompt decisions and actions in medical car, AND there is the necessity of immediate medical care. Person shall not be liable for any injuries alleged to have been sustained by the person or death of the person alleged to have occurred by an act or omission in the rendering of the treatment, unless it is established that the injuries or death was caused by gross negligence, wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing on the part of the person rendering the treatment. Types of Consent *Ans* Actual Consent(Expressed Consent) Implied consent Actual Consent (Expressed Consent) *Ans* Consent for treatment given by the patient directly. Example-Yes, you can treat me. Implied Consent *Ans* If an individual is unconscious or the individuals judgement and ability to respond is impaired, medical care should not be delayed for lack of consent because the law presumes that the individual consents to be treated in those circumstances. Abandonment *Ans* Leaving a patient before a person of equal or greater training has taken over care of the patient. Liabilty *Ans* Legal responsibility Privacy *Ans* HIPAA- Protects patient Confidentiality. HIPAA *Ans* Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Exceptions to HIPAA *Ans* - treatment - payment - operations - abuse, public health, imminent danger, and law enforcement OSHA *Ans* Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bloodborne Pathogens *Ans* Infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans. Examples-Hepatitis B(HBV), Hepatitis C(HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) OPIMs *Ans* Other Potentially Infectious Materials Semen, vaginal secretions, saliva, amniotic fluid, cerebral-spinal fluid, and any other body fluid or matter which may contain blood. Exposure Control *Ans* Administrative Controls-Vaccinations, preventive procedures, and training. Engineering Controls-Physical barriers to exposure such as sharp-safe evidence containers and biohazard labels, as well as hand and eye washing stations. Work Practice Control-Use of PPE, proper protective habits. Hepatitis B-HBV *Ans* Causes swelling of the liver. It is not transmitted by casual contact, HBV directly relates to someone having contact with infected blood or other potentially infectious materials.