MPTC First Responder ACTUAL
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
General treatment for shock - CORRECT ANSWER Do not allow patient to eat or drink,
provide oxygen (if trained),
Duty to Act - CORRECT ANSWER If you are dispatched to the scene of an accident or
illness, you have a duty to act.
must render medical care within the limits of your training and equipment
Standard of Care - CORRECT ANSWER Manner in which you must act or behave
Two criteria you must meet for standard of care - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Must treat the
patient to the best fo your ability
2. Must provide care that a reasonable, prudent person with similar training would provide under
similar circumstances.
Expressed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER The patient lets you know, verbally or no
verbally, that they are willing to accept treatment. Must be of legal age and able to make rational
decisions
Informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER The patient understands who you are, what you
want to do and what has happened to them. Allows you to treat them
Implied Consent - CORRECT ANSWER The law assumes that the patient in the right
state of mind would accept treatment.
The patient does not necessarily refuse treatment.
Do not hesitate to treat unconscious patient
, Consent for minors - CORRECT ANSWER Minors are not capable to speak for
themselves, under law. Treatment must wait for parent or legal guardian consent. If not obtained
quickly, render care
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER Patient sustains further injury or harm because the
care administered did not meet the standard of care
4 conditions must be present for negligence - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Duty to act
2. Breach of duty (providing improper care / care you are not trained to do)
3. Resulting injuries
4. Proximate Cause (you can be held criminally or civilly accountable)
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER the act of holding information in confidence, not
to be released to unauthorized individuals
The EMS system comprised of (4) - CORRECT ANSWER Reporting, dispatch, first
response, EMS response
Reporting - CORRECT ANSWER The Public safety answering point is contacted
(someone calls dispatch)
Dispatch - CORRECT ANSWER Appropriate personnel are sent to the scene
First response - CORRECT ANSWER Law enforcement officers and FD are likely to be
on scene
EMS response - CORRECT ANSWER An ambulance staffed by EMT's/paramedics
should arrive shortly after
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
General treatment for shock - CORRECT ANSWER Do not allow patient to eat or drink,
provide oxygen (if trained),
Duty to Act - CORRECT ANSWER If you are dispatched to the scene of an accident or
illness, you have a duty to act.
must render medical care within the limits of your training and equipment
Standard of Care - CORRECT ANSWER Manner in which you must act or behave
Two criteria you must meet for standard of care - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Must treat the
patient to the best fo your ability
2. Must provide care that a reasonable, prudent person with similar training would provide under
similar circumstances.
Expressed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER The patient lets you know, verbally or no
verbally, that they are willing to accept treatment. Must be of legal age and able to make rational
decisions
Informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER The patient understands who you are, what you
want to do and what has happened to them. Allows you to treat them
Implied Consent - CORRECT ANSWER The law assumes that the patient in the right
state of mind would accept treatment.
The patient does not necessarily refuse treatment.
Do not hesitate to treat unconscious patient
, Consent for minors - CORRECT ANSWER Minors are not capable to speak for
themselves, under law. Treatment must wait for parent or legal guardian consent. If not obtained
quickly, render care
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER Patient sustains further injury or harm because the
care administered did not meet the standard of care
4 conditions must be present for negligence - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Duty to act
2. Breach of duty (providing improper care / care you are not trained to do)
3. Resulting injuries
4. Proximate Cause (you can be held criminally or civilly accountable)
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER the act of holding information in confidence, not
to be released to unauthorized individuals
The EMS system comprised of (4) - CORRECT ANSWER Reporting, dispatch, first
response, EMS response
Reporting - CORRECT ANSWER The Public safety answering point is contacted
(someone calls dispatch)
Dispatch - CORRECT ANSWER Appropriate personnel are sent to the scene
First response - CORRECT ANSWER Law enforcement officers and FD are likely to be
on scene
EMS response - CORRECT ANSWER An ambulance staffed by EMT's/paramedics
should arrive shortly after
