EMT FISDAP Readiness Exam 2
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1. b. scope of practice: The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations
governing the EMT is called:
a. duty to act
b. scope of practice
c. advanced directives
d. good samaritan laws
2. b. different from state to state: Legislation that governs the skills and medical
interventions that may be performed by the EMT is:
a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country
b. different from state to state
c. standardized for regions within a state
d. governed by the US Department of Transportation
3. c. ethical responsibility: When the EMT makes the physical/emotional needs of
the patient a priority, this is considered a(n)_______ of the EMT.
a. advanced directive
b. protocol
c. ethical responsibility
d. legal responsibility
4. c. applied: Which one of the following is NOT a type of consent required for any
treatment or action by an EMT?
a. child and mentally incompetent adult
b. implied
c. applied
d. expressed
5. a. expressed consent: When you informed the adult patient of the procedures
were about to perform and its associated risks, you are asking for his or her:
a. expressed consent
b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied
6. c. implied: You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of
the stairwell. Consent that is based on the assumption that an unconscious patient
would approve the EMT's life-saving interventions is called:
a. expressed
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b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied
7. c. signing of the form by the medical director: Your record of a patient's refusal
of medical care (aid) or transport should include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. informing the patient of the risks and consequences of refusal
b. documenting the steps you took
c. signing of the form by the medical director
d. obtaining a release form with the patient's witnessed signature
8. b. assault and battery: Forcing a competent adult patient to go to the hospital
agains his or her will may result in _______ charges against the EMT.
a. abandonment
b. assault and battery
c. implied consent
d. negligence
9. b. recommend that a relative call the family physician to report the incident-
: Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refuses care?
a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
b. recommend that a relative call the family physician to report the incident
c. tell the patient to call his or her family physician if the problem reoccurs
d. call a relative or neighbor who can stay with the patient
10. d. advanced directive: Another name for a DNR order is:
a. deviated nervous response
b. duty not to react
c. refusal of treatment
d. advanced directive
11. a. allowing CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed: There
are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety of detailed instruc-
tions that may be part of the order such as:
a. allowing CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed
b. allowing comfort-care measures such as intravenous feeding
c. disallowing the use of long-term life-support measures
d. specify that only five minutes of artificial respiration will be attempted
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12. b. the use of a respirator: In a hospital, long-term life support and comfort care
measures would consist of intravenous feeding and:
a. routine inoculations
b. the use of a respirator
c. infection control by the healthcare providers
d. hourly patient documentation
13. b. negligence: If an EMT with a duty to act fails to provide the standard of care,
and if this failure causes harm or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of:
a. res ipsa loquitur
b. negligence
c. abandonment
d. assault
14. c. abandonment: Leaving a patient on the hallway stretcher in a busy ED and
leaving without giving report with a healthcare professional is an example of:
a. liability infraction
b. battery
c. abandonment
d. breach of duty
15. d. all of the above: The EMT should not discuss information about the patient
except to relate pertinent information to the physician at the ED. Information consid-
ered confidential includes:
a. patient history gained through the interview
b. assessment findings
c. treatment rendered
d. all of the above
16. d. protect the other victims of a motor vehicle collision: The EMT can
release confidential patient information in all of the following circumstances EXCEPT
to:
a. inform other health care professionals who need to know information to continue
care
b. report incidents required by state law, such as rape or abuse
c. comply with the legal subpoena
d. protect the other victims of a motor vehicle collision
17. d. patches: A medical identification device that indicates serious patient medical
conditions, allergies, and/or medications they are currently prescribed comes in the
form of each of the following except:
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a. bracelets
b. necklaces
c. cards
d. patches
18. b. treat the patient with the same care as any other patient and inform the
ED physician: You responded to a high-speed collision involving a motorcycle and
automobile. The 22-year-old male cyclist has a severe head injury and is not likely
to live through the evening. When treating this critical patient, who happens to have
an organ donor card, the EMT should:
a. transport without delay and document a DNR
b. treat the patient with the same care as any other patient and inform the ED
physician
c. withhold oxygen therapy from the patient to keep the organ hypoxic
d. all of the above
19. a. avoid disturbing any evidence at the scene unless emergency care
requires it: You are at the scene of a home invasion where the homeowner was
shot to death by the perpetrators. At this crime scene, you should:
a. avoid disturbing any evidence at the scene unless emergency care requires it
b. immediately remove the patient from the scene
c. move all obstacles from around the patient to make more room to work
d. search the house for clues to find the cause of the crime
20. b. crimes in public places: Commonly required reporting situations include all
the following EXCEPT:
a. child and elder abuse
b. crimes in public places
c. sexual assault
d. domestic abuse
21. c. scope of practice: The extent of limits of the EMT's job is called the:
a. ethical dilemma
b. national curriculum
c. scope of practice
d. regional protocol
22. c. HIPPA: The federal law designed to protect the patient's private medical
information is the:
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1. b. scope of practice: The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations
governing the EMT is called:
a. duty to act
b. scope of practice
c. advanced directives
d. good samaritan laws
2. b. different from state to state: Legislation that governs the skills and medical
interventions that may be performed by the EMT is:
a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country
b. different from state to state
c. standardized for regions within a state
d. governed by the US Department of Transportation
3. c. ethical responsibility: When the EMT makes the physical/emotional needs of
the patient a priority, this is considered a(n)_______ of the EMT.
a. advanced directive
b. protocol
c. ethical responsibility
d. legal responsibility
4. c. applied: Which one of the following is NOT a type of consent required for any
treatment or action by an EMT?
a. child and mentally incompetent adult
b. implied
c. applied
d. expressed
5. a. expressed consent: When you informed the adult patient of the procedures
were about to perform and its associated risks, you are asking for his or her:
a. expressed consent
b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied
6. c. implied: You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of
the stairwell. Consent that is based on the assumption that an unconscious patient
would approve the EMT's life-saving interventions is called:
a. expressed
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b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied
7. c. signing of the form by the medical director: Your record of a patient's refusal
of medical care (aid) or transport should include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. informing the patient of the risks and consequences of refusal
b. documenting the steps you took
c. signing of the form by the medical director
d. obtaining a release form with the patient's witnessed signature
8. b. assault and battery: Forcing a competent adult patient to go to the hospital
agains his or her will may result in _______ charges against the EMT.
a. abandonment
b. assault and battery
c. implied consent
d. negligence
9. b. recommend that a relative call the family physician to report the incident-
: Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refuses care?
a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
b. recommend that a relative call the family physician to report the incident
c. tell the patient to call his or her family physician if the problem reoccurs
d. call a relative or neighbor who can stay with the patient
10. d. advanced directive: Another name for a DNR order is:
a. deviated nervous response
b. duty not to react
c. refusal of treatment
d. advanced directive
11. a. allowing CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed: There
are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety of detailed instruc-
tions that may be part of the order such as:
a. allowing CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed
b. allowing comfort-care measures such as intravenous feeding
c. disallowing the use of long-term life-support measures
d. specify that only five minutes of artificial respiration will be attempted
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12. b. the use of a respirator: In a hospital, long-term life support and comfort care
measures would consist of intravenous feeding and:
a. routine inoculations
b. the use of a respirator
c. infection control by the healthcare providers
d. hourly patient documentation
13. b. negligence: If an EMT with a duty to act fails to provide the standard of care,
and if this failure causes harm or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of:
a. res ipsa loquitur
b. negligence
c. abandonment
d. assault
14. c. abandonment: Leaving a patient on the hallway stretcher in a busy ED and
leaving without giving report with a healthcare professional is an example of:
a. liability infraction
b. battery
c. abandonment
d. breach of duty
15. d. all of the above: The EMT should not discuss information about the patient
except to relate pertinent information to the physician at the ED. Information consid-
ered confidential includes:
a. patient history gained through the interview
b. assessment findings
c. treatment rendered
d. all of the above
16. d. protect the other victims of a motor vehicle collision: The EMT can
release confidential patient information in all of the following circumstances EXCEPT
to:
a. inform other health care professionals who need to know information to continue
care
b. report incidents required by state law, such as rape or abuse
c. comply with the legal subpoena
d. protect the other victims of a motor vehicle collision
17. d. patches: A medical identification device that indicates serious patient medical
conditions, allergies, and/or medications they are currently prescribed comes in the
form of each of the following except:
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a. bracelets
b. necklaces
c. cards
d. patches
18. b. treat the patient with the same care as any other patient and inform the
ED physician: You responded to a high-speed collision involving a motorcycle and
automobile. The 22-year-old male cyclist has a severe head injury and is not likely
to live through the evening. When treating this critical patient, who happens to have
an organ donor card, the EMT should:
a. transport without delay and document a DNR
b. treat the patient with the same care as any other patient and inform the ED
physician
c. withhold oxygen therapy from the patient to keep the organ hypoxic
d. all of the above
19. a. avoid disturbing any evidence at the scene unless emergency care
requires it: You are at the scene of a home invasion where the homeowner was
shot to death by the perpetrators. At this crime scene, you should:
a. avoid disturbing any evidence at the scene unless emergency care requires it
b. immediately remove the patient from the scene
c. move all obstacles from around the patient to make more room to work
d. search the house for clues to find the cause of the crime
20. b. crimes in public places: Commonly required reporting situations include all
the following EXCEPT:
a. child and elder abuse
b. crimes in public places
c. sexual assault
d. domestic abuse
21. c. scope of practice: The extent of limits of the EMT's job is called the:
a. ethical dilemma
b. national curriculum
c. scope of practice
d. regional protocol
22. c. HIPPA: The federal law designed to protect the patient's private medical
information is the:
