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MT is called(Answer)
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a. duty to act p p
b. scope of practice p p
c. advanced directives p
d. good samaritan laws(Answer) B
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2. Legislation that governs the skills and medical interventions that may bep
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erformed by the EMT is(Answer) p p p p
a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country p p p p
b. different from state to state p p p p
c. standardized for regions within a state p p p p p
d. governed by the US Department of Transportation(Answer) B
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3. When the EMT makes the physical/emotional needs of the patient a prior-
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ity, this is considered a(n)
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a. advanced directive p
b. protocol
c. ethical responsibility p
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eatment or action by an EMT?p p p p p
a. child and mentally incompetent adult
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b. implied
c. applied
d. expressed(Answer) C p
5. When you informed the adult patient of the procedures were about top
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erform and its associated risks, you are asking for his or her(Answer)
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a. expressed consent p
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6. You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of the
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7. Your record of a patient's refusal of medical care (aid) or transport shouldin
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clude all of the following EXCEPT(Answer)
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c. signing of the form by the medical director p p p p p p p
d. obtaining a release form with the patient's witnessed signature(Answer) C
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8. Forcing a competent adult patient to go to the hospital agains his or herwi
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ll may result in
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a. abandonment
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c. implied consent p
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9. Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refusesca
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re?
a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
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d. call a relative or neighbor who can stay with the patient(Answer) C. In all ca
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ses of refusal you should advise patients to call EMS back at any time if there is a probl
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emor they wish to be transported.
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10. Another name for a DNR order is(Answer) p p p p p p
a. deviated nervous response p p
b. duty not to react p p p
c. refusal of treatment p p
d. advanced directive(Answer) D p p
11. There are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety ofd
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etailed instructions that may be part of the order such as(Answer)
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enerally do not specify procedures that are improper such as specifying that onlyfive
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minutes of artificial respiration will be attempted.
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1. The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations governing theE
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MT is called(Answer)
p p
a. duty to act p p
b. scope of practice p p
c. advanced directives p
d. good samaritan laws(Answer) B
p p p
2. Legislation that governs the skills and medical interventions that may bep
p p p p p p p p p p p
erformed by the EMT is(Answer) p p p p
a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country p p p p
b. different from state to state p p p p
c. standardized for regions within a state p p p p p
d. governed by the US Department of Transportation(Answer) B
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3. When the EMT makes the physical/emotional needs of the patient a prior-
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ity, this is considered a(n)
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a. advanced directive p
b. protocol
c. ethical responsibility p
d. legal responsibility(Answer) C
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4. Which one of the following is NOT a type of consent required for anytr
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eatment or action by an EMT?p p p p p
a. child and mentally incompetent adult
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b. implied
c. applied
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5. When you informed the adult patient of the procedures were about top
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erform and its associated risks, you are asking for his or her(Answer)
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a. expressed consent p
b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied(Answer) A p
6. You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of the
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stairwell. Consent that is based on the assumption that an unconsciouspatie
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a. expressed
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d. applied(Answer) C p
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7. Your record of a patient's refusal of medical care (aid) or transport shouldin
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clude all of the following EXCEPT(Answer)
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a. informing the patient of the risks and consequences of refusal p p p p p p p p p
b. documenting the steps you took p p p p
c. signing of the form by the medical director p p p p p p p
d. obtaining a release form with the patient's witnessed signature(Answer) C
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8. Forcing a competent adult patient to go to the hospital agains his or herwi
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ll may result in
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a. abandonment
b. assault and battery p p
c. implied consent p
d. negligence(Answer) B p
9. Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refusesca
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re?
a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
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b. recommend that a relative call the family physician to report the incident p p p p p p p p p p p
c. tell the patient to call his or her family physician if the problem reoccurs
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d. call a relative or neighbor who can stay with the patient(Answer) C. In all ca
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ses of refusal you should advise patients to call EMS back at any time if there is a probl
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emor they wish to be transported.
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10. Another name for a DNR order is(Answer) p p p p p p
a. deviated nervous response p p
b. duty not to react p p p
c. refusal of treatment p p
d. advanced directive(Answer) D p p
11. There are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety ofd
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etailed instructions that may be part of the order such as(Answer)
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a. allowing CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed
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enerally do not specify procedures that are improper such as specifying that onlyfive
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12. In a hospital, long-
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