WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 3 EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
⩥ When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the
concept of _________________.
Answer: Implied consent
⩥ List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for
medical care despite their young age.
Answer: Married, armed services, pregnant
⩥ __________ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a
patient who is in need of medical treatment and transportation but is
combative and presents a significant risk of danger to himself, herself, or
others.
Answer: Forcible restraint
⩥ What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders?
Answer: An advance directive is a written document that specifies the
types of care a patient would want if she were unable to express it
herself. A DNR order prevents resuscitative efforts from starting if a
patient goes into cardiac arrest.
,⩥ You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid
DNR order. The patient's family has called because he is having
difficulty breathing. Should you give him oxygen?
Answer: Yes. A DNR order only applies to resuscitative measures
(ventilation, chest compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must
perform all other measures in his scope of practice to make DNR
patients comfortable and safe, including giving oxygen, stopping
bleeding, applying splints, etc.
⩥ The laws that define what an EMT can do are called
_________________.
Answer: Scope of Practice
⩥ What four elements must be present to prove negligence?
Answer: Duty, Breach of Duty, Damages and Causation
⩥ Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old
patient, you splint an ankle that you believe may be sprained. What
crime have you committed by doing this?
Answer: Battery
⩥ List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have
to be reported.
, Answer: Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during a felony, drug-
related injuries, childbirth, scene of a crime, deceased patient, exposure
to infectious disease
⩥ The first key rule of lifting is to ____________.
Answer: keep the back in a straight, upright position and lift without
twisting.
⩥ What are the six steps of a power lift as described in Skill Drill 35-1?
Answer: 1. Tighten your back in its normal upright position and use your
abdominal muscles to lock it in a slight curve.
2. Spread your legs apart about 15″, and bend your legs to lower your
torso and arms.
3. With your arms extended down each side of your body, grasp the
stretcher or backboard with your hands held palms up and just in front of
the plane described by the anterior torso and imaginary lines extending
vertically from it to the ground.
4. Adjust your orientation and position until the weight is balanced and
centered between both arms.
5. Reposition your feet as necessary so that they are about 15″ apart with
one slightly farther forward and rotated so that you and your center of
gravity will be properly balanced between them. Be sure to straddle the
object, keep your feet flat, and distribute your weight to the balls of the
feet or just behind them.
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
⩥ When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the
concept of _________________.
Answer: Implied consent
⩥ List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for
medical care despite their young age.
Answer: Married, armed services, pregnant
⩥ __________ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a
patient who is in need of medical treatment and transportation but is
combative and presents a significant risk of danger to himself, herself, or
others.
Answer: Forcible restraint
⩥ What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders?
Answer: An advance directive is a written document that specifies the
types of care a patient would want if she were unable to express it
herself. A DNR order prevents resuscitative efforts from starting if a
patient goes into cardiac arrest.
,⩥ You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid
DNR order. The patient's family has called because he is having
difficulty breathing. Should you give him oxygen?
Answer: Yes. A DNR order only applies to resuscitative measures
(ventilation, chest compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must
perform all other measures in his scope of practice to make DNR
patients comfortable and safe, including giving oxygen, stopping
bleeding, applying splints, etc.
⩥ The laws that define what an EMT can do are called
_________________.
Answer: Scope of Practice
⩥ What four elements must be present to prove negligence?
Answer: Duty, Breach of Duty, Damages and Causation
⩥ Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old
patient, you splint an ankle that you believe may be sprained. What
crime have you committed by doing this?
Answer: Battery
⩥ List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have
to be reported.
, Answer: Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during a felony, drug-
related injuries, childbirth, scene of a crime, deceased patient, exposure
to infectious disease
⩥ The first key rule of lifting is to ____________.
Answer: keep the back in a straight, upright position and lift without
twisting.
⩥ What are the six steps of a power lift as described in Skill Drill 35-1?
Answer: 1. Tighten your back in its normal upright position and use your
abdominal muscles to lock it in a slight curve.
2. Spread your legs apart about 15″, and bend your legs to lower your
torso and arms.
3. With your arms extended down each side of your body, grasp the
stretcher or backboard with your hands held palms up and just in front of
the plane described by the anterior torso and imaginary lines extending
vertically from it to the ground.
4. Adjust your orientation and position until the weight is balanced and
centered between both arms.
5. Reposition your feet as necessary so that they are about 15″ apart with
one slightly farther forward and rotated so that you and your center of
gravity will be properly balanced between them. Be sure to straddle the
object, keep your feet flat, and distribute your weight to the balls of the
feet or just behind them.
