UCLA EMS Operations Exam Review
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Your 20 year old patient fell off a horse and has a fractured femur. Before
you can begin treatment, you should obtain which type of consent?
a. implied
b. expressed
c. imposed
d. written - ✔✔expressed
Your 7 year old patient fell off the jungle gym and has a fractured
radius/ulna. He doesn't want to go to the hospital. There are no adults
available; only the 14 year old babysitter. What should you do?
a. wait on scene until the parents are located
b. treat the child but do not transport
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,c. treat and transport the child
d. obtain permission from the babysitter to treat the patient - ✔✔treat and
transport the child
You are treating an 80 year old male who fell in his house and sustained a
laceration on his scalp. You are met at the door by a neighbor who appears
concerned and asks what happened. What should you do?
a. explain that he has a cut on his head and needs stitches
b. explain that the patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
c. tell her that he has a large laceration and requires sutures
d. tell her that the hospital staff will explain his injuries - ✔✔explain the
patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
You respond to a pulseless patient in bed with rigor mortis. The spouse is
demanding that you transport the patient. What should you do?
a. provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
b. begin CPR and transport the patient to the hospital
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, c. call for the police and have them talk to the spouse
d. call medical control, explain the situation, and ask for assistance -
✔✔provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
You have earned your EMT and wish to move to another state to take an
EMT job. You will be able to do this due to:
a. reciprocity
b. certification
c. licensure
d. scope of practice - ✔✔reciprocity
The rules or standards that govern the conduct of members of a particular
group or profession are known as:
a. ethics
b. morals.
c. laws
d. guidelines - ✔✔ethics
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Your 20 year old patient fell off a horse and has a fractured femur. Before
you can begin treatment, you should obtain which type of consent?
a. implied
b. expressed
c. imposed
d. written - ✔✔expressed
Your 7 year old patient fell off the jungle gym and has a fractured
radius/ulna. He doesn't want to go to the hospital. There are no adults
available; only the 14 year old babysitter. What should you do?
a. wait on scene until the parents are located
b. treat the child but do not transport
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,c. treat and transport the child
d. obtain permission from the babysitter to treat the patient - ✔✔treat and
transport the child
You are treating an 80 year old male who fell in his house and sustained a
laceration on his scalp. You are met at the door by a neighbor who appears
concerned and asks what happened. What should you do?
a. explain that he has a cut on his head and needs stitches
b. explain that the patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
c. tell her that he has a large laceration and requires sutures
d. tell her that the hospital staff will explain his injuries - ✔✔explain the
patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
You respond to a pulseless patient in bed with rigor mortis. The spouse is
demanding that you transport the patient. What should you do?
a. provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
b. begin CPR and transport the patient to the hospital
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, c. call for the police and have them talk to the spouse
d. call medical control, explain the situation, and ask for assistance -
✔✔provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
You have earned your EMT and wish to move to another state to take an
EMT job. You will be able to do this due to:
a. reciprocity
b. certification
c. licensure
d. scope of practice - ✔✔reciprocity
The rules or standards that govern the conduct of members of a particular
group or profession are known as:
a. ethics
b. morals.
c. laws
d. guidelines - ✔✔ethics
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