EMT- Chapter 4 Medical, Legal, Ethical Issues
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS .
A critically injured patient dies in spite of the EMT's efforts according to the standard of care for that
situation. This is a case of:
A. breach of duty.
B. failure to act.
C. proximate causation.
D. no negligence. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔D. no negligence
A DNR order is an actual legal document - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔True
A DNR order is one example of a:
A. Good Samaritan law
B. Confidentiality agreement
C. Consent form
D. Advance directive - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔D. advance directive
A Good Samaritan law will most likely protect you from a lawsuit involving:
A. gross negligence.
B. criminal negligence.
C. any type of patient care.
D. care provided in good faith. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔D. care provided in good faith
A legal document, usually signed by the patient and his physician, which states that the patient has a
terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts, is called a:
A. res ipsa loquitor
,B. DNR order
C. consent form
D. POLST - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔B. DNR order
A living will:
A. usually pertains to situations occurring in a hospital.
B. legally releases EMTs for liability for failing to provide care.
C. is typically involved with prehospital situations.
D. must be witnessed and signed by an EMT. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A. usually pertains to situations
occurring in a hospital
A patient appears to have overdosed on heroin and is unconscious. Consent in the case is:
A. implied
B. illegal
C. Refused
D. Expressed - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A. implied
A patient dies under the care of an EMT, and criminal proceedings begin against the EMT. When
determining that EMT's negligence, the jury will consider what another ________ EMS provider would
do in the same circumstances.
A.
similarly trained and experienced
B.
professional
C.
veteran full-time
D.
paid - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A. similar trained and experienced
, A patient fell from the roof of a house while doing repair work. The patient is alert and oriented, and has
no injuries. The patient wants to refuse transport. The EMT should:
A. obtain a signature on the refusal form and advise the patient that he should drive himself to the ED if
he experiences any changes over the next four hours.
B. perform an assessment, let the patient know the findings and recommendations, and try to persuade
the patient to be transported because of the mechanism of injury.
C. have law enforcement respond to the scene so that they can witness the refusal.
D. obtain a signature of refusal and return to service. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔B. perform an
assessment, let the patient know the findings and recommendations, and try to persuade the patient to
be transported because of the mechanism of injury.
A patient refuses care and transport. You can see that this patient is in serious need of care. You need
to:
A.
involve the police immediately and call medical direction.
B.
tell the patient that denial about the seriousness of a condition will lead to a bad result.
C.
try to convince the patient to accept care and transport.
D.
describe the negative effects for past patients who refused care and transport. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✔✔C.
try to convince the patient to accept care and transport.
A person whom the signer of a document names to make health care decisions in case the signer is
unable to make such decisions for himself or herself is called a:
A. proxy
B. assistant
C. designated agent
D. safe haven - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A. proxy
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS .
A critically injured patient dies in spite of the EMT's efforts according to the standard of care for that
situation. This is a case of:
A. breach of duty.
B. failure to act.
C. proximate causation.
D. no negligence. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔D. no negligence
A DNR order is an actual legal document - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔True
A DNR order is one example of a:
A. Good Samaritan law
B. Confidentiality agreement
C. Consent form
D. Advance directive - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔D. advance directive
A Good Samaritan law will most likely protect you from a lawsuit involving:
A. gross negligence.
B. criminal negligence.
C. any type of patient care.
D. care provided in good faith. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔D. care provided in good faith
A legal document, usually signed by the patient and his physician, which states that the patient has a
terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts, is called a:
A. res ipsa loquitor
,B. DNR order
C. consent form
D. POLST - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔B. DNR order
A living will:
A. usually pertains to situations occurring in a hospital.
B. legally releases EMTs for liability for failing to provide care.
C. is typically involved with prehospital situations.
D. must be witnessed and signed by an EMT. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A. usually pertains to situations
occurring in a hospital
A patient appears to have overdosed on heroin and is unconscious. Consent in the case is:
A. implied
B. illegal
C. Refused
D. Expressed - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A. implied
A patient dies under the care of an EMT, and criminal proceedings begin against the EMT. When
determining that EMT's negligence, the jury will consider what another ________ EMS provider would
do in the same circumstances.
A.
similarly trained and experienced
B.
professional
C.
veteran full-time
D.
paid - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A. similar trained and experienced
, A patient fell from the roof of a house while doing repair work. The patient is alert and oriented, and has
no injuries. The patient wants to refuse transport. The EMT should:
A. obtain a signature on the refusal form and advise the patient that he should drive himself to the ED if
he experiences any changes over the next four hours.
B. perform an assessment, let the patient know the findings and recommendations, and try to persuade
the patient to be transported because of the mechanism of injury.
C. have law enforcement respond to the scene so that they can witness the refusal.
D. obtain a signature of refusal and return to service. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔B. perform an
assessment, let the patient know the findings and recommendations, and try to persuade the patient to
be transported because of the mechanism of injury.
A patient refuses care and transport. You can see that this patient is in serious need of care. You need
to:
A.
involve the police immediately and call medical direction.
B.
tell the patient that denial about the seriousness of a condition will lead to a bad result.
C.
try to convince the patient to accept care and transport.
D.
describe the negative effects for past patients who refused care and transport. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✔✔C.
try to convince the patient to accept care and transport.
A person whom the signer of a document names to make health care decisions in case the signer is
unable to make such decisions for himself or herself is called a:
A. proxy
B. assistant
C. designated agent
D. safe haven - CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A. proxy
