EMS1055 EXAMPREP 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS STUDY SET
◍ standard of care Answer:Written, accepted levels of emergency care
expected by reason of training and profession; written by legal or
professional organizations so that patients are not exposed to
unreasonable risk or harm.
◍ scope of practice Answer:a set of regulations and ethical
considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's
or EMS job
◍ Duty to Act Answer:Your legal responsibility to do something in the
case of an emergency
◍ Abandonment Answer:Leaving a patient after care has been initiated
and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or
greater medical training.
◍ Know the levels of patient consent Answer:expressed
implied
consent for minors
consent for mentally ill
,patients refusal of care
Advanced directives
◍ expressed consent Answer:The patient actually lets you know—
verbally or nonverbally—that he or she is willing to accept treatment
The patient must be of legal age and able to make a rational decision.
◍ implied consent Answer:The patient does not specifically refuse
emergency care.
Do not hesitate to treat an unconscious patient.
◍ Consent for minors Answer:Under the law, minors are not considered
capable of speaking for themselves.
Emergency treatment must wait until a patient or legal guardian consents
to the treatment.
If permission cannot be quickly obtained, do not hesitate to give
appropriate medical care.
◍ Consent of the Mentally Ill Answer:If the person appears to be a
threat to self or others, place this person under medical care.
Know your state's legal mechanisms for handling these patients.
Do not hesitate to involve law enforcement agencies.
, ◍ living will Answer:A document that indicates what medical
intervention an individual wants if he or she becomes incapable of
expressing those wishes.
◍ DNR (do not resuscitate) Answer:an order that tells medical
professionals not to perform CPR
◍ refusal of care Answer:An unwillingness to receive first aid or
medical
treatment expressed by a victim (or the victim's parent
or guardian) who must give consent.
◍ Know the pulse points and what blood pressure is required for them to
be palpated Answer:carotid 60mm Hg
femoral 70mm Hg
radial 80mm Hg
pedal 90-100mm Hg
systolic pressures
Remember head to toes in anatomic position
◍ carotid pulse Answer:the pulse felt along the large carotid artery on
either side of the neck. Blood pressure is at least 60 systolic
AND SOLUTIONS STUDY SET
◍ standard of care Answer:Written, accepted levels of emergency care
expected by reason of training and profession; written by legal or
professional organizations so that patients are not exposed to
unreasonable risk or harm.
◍ scope of practice Answer:a set of regulations and ethical
considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's
or EMS job
◍ Duty to Act Answer:Your legal responsibility to do something in the
case of an emergency
◍ Abandonment Answer:Leaving a patient after care has been initiated
and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or
greater medical training.
◍ Know the levels of patient consent Answer:expressed
implied
consent for minors
consent for mentally ill
,patients refusal of care
Advanced directives
◍ expressed consent Answer:The patient actually lets you know—
verbally or nonverbally—that he or she is willing to accept treatment
The patient must be of legal age and able to make a rational decision.
◍ implied consent Answer:The patient does not specifically refuse
emergency care.
Do not hesitate to treat an unconscious patient.
◍ Consent for minors Answer:Under the law, minors are not considered
capable of speaking for themselves.
Emergency treatment must wait until a patient or legal guardian consents
to the treatment.
If permission cannot be quickly obtained, do not hesitate to give
appropriate medical care.
◍ Consent of the Mentally Ill Answer:If the person appears to be a
threat to self or others, place this person under medical care.
Know your state's legal mechanisms for handling these patients.
Do not hesitate to involve law enforcement agencies.
, ◍ living will Answer:A document that indicates what medical
intervention an individual wants if he or she becomes incapable of
expressing those wishes.
◍ DNR (do not resuscitate) Answer:an order that tells medical
professionals not to perform CPR
◍ refusal of care Answer:An unwillingness to receive first aid or
medical
treatment expressed by a victim (or the victim's parent
or guardian) who must give consent.
◍ Know the pulse points and what blood pressure is required for them to
be palpated Answer:carotid 60mm Hg
femoral 70mm Hg
radial 80mm Hg
pedal 90-100mm Hg
systolic pressures
Remember head to toes in anatomic position
◍ carotid pulse Answer:the pulse felt along the large carotid artery on
either side of the neck. Blood pressure is at least 60 systolic
