ems 1021 chapter 3 flash cards to study
2025 Questions and Answers
If an EMT were to write false, damaging, or misleading information on a run
report, that EMT could be charged with: - ANSWER-libel
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-old man who is unresponsive. You can
legally begin treatment because of - ANSWER-implied consent
What is the legal term that is used to describe the obligation the EMT has to
provide emergency care to a patient? - ANSWER-duty to ACT
In a legal action, the jury may determine if an EMT followed his standard of care,
which is based upon all of the following, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-current trade
journals
While you are assisting with the education at a local EMT training class, a student
asks you what the basic definition is for standard of care. How would you
respond? - ANSWER-Standard of care is the minimum acceptable level of care in a
community.
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, An emergency medical technician (EMT) initiated intravenous access in a patient.
This skill is not authorized for the EMT's level of licensure. This EMT has
exceeded the: - ANSWER-scope of practice
You are off duty and on your way to the grocery store when you witness a car
accident in front of the store entrance. You stop to render assistance and identify
yourself as an EMT to the occupants of the vehicles. The patient in the first car
denies the need for assistance, but the second driver is complaining of neck pain.
The patient tells you she thinks she will be okay but would like to get checked out.
You are in a hurry, as you have an appointment later today. It is acceptable to: -
ANSWER-stay with the patient until someone with equal or higher care level
assumes care.
You have just returned to the station after completing a call where you transported
an elderly female patient to the hospital for nausea and vomiting. Upon exiting the
ambulance, you are approached by a man who indicates that the patient you just
transported was his mother, and he wants to know the details of the run. The
EMT should: - ANSWER-advise him that you can take his information and pass it
along to the privacy officer at your department who will contact him with
instructions to access the information he requests.
Who determines whether an emergency medical technician (EMT) has the duty to
act when off duty? - ANSWER-state
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2025 Questions and Answers
If an EMT were to write false, damaging, or misleading information on a run
report, that EMT could be charged with: - ANSWER-libel
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-old man who is unresponsive. You can
legally begin treatment because of - ANSWER-implied consent
What is the legal term that is used to describe the obligation the EMT has to
provide emergency care to a patient? - ANSWER-duty to ACT
In a legal action, the jury may determine if an EMT followed his standard of care,
which is based upon all of the following, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-current trade
journals
While you are assisting with the education at a local EMT training class, a student
asks you what the basic definition is for standard of care. How would you
respond? - ANSWER-Standard of care is the minimum acceptable level of care in a
community.
COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1
, An emergency medical technician (EMT) initiated intravenous access in a patient.
This skill is not authorized for the EMT's level of licensure. This EMT has
exceeded the: - ANSWER-scope of practice
You are off duty and on your way to the grocery store when you witness a car
accident in front of the store entrance. You stop to render assistance and identify
yourself as an EMT to the occupants of the vehicles. The patient in the first car
denies the need for assistance, but the second driver is complaining of neck pain.
The patient tells you she thinks she will be okay but would like to get checked out.
You are in a hurry, as you have an appointment later today. It is acceptable to: -
ANSWER-stay with the patient until someone with equal or higher care level
assumes care.
You have just returned to the station after completing a call where you transported
an elderly female patient to the hospital for nausea and vomiting. Upon exiting the
ambulance, you are approached by a man who indicates that the patient you just
transported was his mother, and he wants to know the details of the run. The
EMT should: - ANSWER-advise him that you can take his information and pass it
along to the privacy officer at your department who will contact him with
instructions to access the information he requests.
Who determines whether an emergency medical technician (EMT) has the duty to
act when off duty? - ANSWER-state
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