KIN 150 Quiz 1 || PASSED!!
What is an emergency? correct answers A situation which poses an immediate risk to life,
health, property, or the environment
Critical factor of emergency correct answers time
Best resource for emergency correct answers calm demeanor
What is an emergency action plan? correct answers A blue print for handling emergencies
P.R.E.P.A.R.E correct answers Personnel
Rules
Equipment
Planning
Arena
Rehearsal
Evaluate and Educate
Personnel correct answers -Internal and External
-Appoint people to specific tasks
-EAP facilitates effective response time
Rules and Documentation correct answers -Plan must be written and read
-Becomes a legal document admissible in court
-Must be provided to all staff involved
-Plan must be periodically reviewed
-Must be accepted by Admin.
Document correct answers -Personnel training
-Regular rehearsals
-Emergency equipment location/maintenance
-When an emergency occurs, note everything
Equipment and Supplies correct answers -Location
-How to use it
-When to use it
-Does it work properly?
Planning correct answers -Reviewed annually at a minimum
-Accounts for various scenarios
-Transportation of patient
-Documentation
Arena correct answers -EAP for each specific site
-Location
-Visiting teams/travelers
-Special events
Rehearsal correct answers -Actions reinforce plan
, -EAP must be rehearsed and reviewed on a scheduled basis (yearly, monthly etc)
-Staff members will know their roles
-Scenario based training
Evaluate and Educate correct answers -Evaluate after rehearsal or actual event
-Revise plan if needed
Triage correct answers process of determining the priority of patients treatments by assessing
their need
If EAP is in place, followed correctly, and documented correct answers you will have legal
protection from litigation
Recovery correct answers -Follow up with patient care
-Document
Review -> Revise -> Rehearse -> Repeat
Liability correct answers the state of being legally responsible for the harm one causes
another person
Tort correct answers a legal wrong committed against a person or property of another causing
loss or harm
Good Samaritan Law correct answers any person who renders emergency care or assistance
in an emergency in good faith, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or
omission, not amounting to gross negligence
Negligence correct answers failure to use ordinary or reasonable care that a prudent person
would have done under the same circumstances by failure to act or by performing an act that
causes harm to another individual
Acts of Negligence correct answers Misfeasance
Nonfeasance (omission)
Malfeasance (commission)
Statute of Limitations correct answers the maximum amount of time an individual can file a
lawsuit for wrongful actions (varies from state to state)
Reducing risk of litigation correct answers -have a detailed job description
-establish good personal relationships
-establish standard operating procedures
-have an emergency action plan
-know health status/history of patients
-keep organized records/documentation
-maintain confidentiality
-document efforts to maintain safe work environment
-obtain written consent
-use extreme caution with medication
-practice within the law
-do not use faulty/hazardous equipment
What is an emergency? correct answers A situation which poses an immediate risk to life,
health, property, or the environment
Critical factor of emergency correct answers time
Best resource for emergency correct answers calm demeanor
What is an emergency action plan? correct answers A blue print for handling emergencies
P.R.E.P.A.R.E correct answers Personnel
Rules
Equipment
Planning
Arena
Rehearsal
Evaluate and Educate
Personnel correct answers -Internal and External
-Appoint people to specific tasks
-EAP facilitates effective response time
Rules and Documentation correct answers -Plan must be written and read
-Becomes a legal document admissible in court
-Must be provided to all staff involved
-Plan must be periodically reviewed
-Must be accepted by Admin.
Document correct answers -Personnel training
-Regular rehearsals
-Emergency equipment location/maintenance
-When an emergency occurs, note everything
Equipment and Supplies correct answers -Location
-How to use it
-When to use it
-Does it work properly?
Planning correct answers -Reviewed annually at a minimum
-Accounts for various scenarios
-Transportation of patient
-Documentation
Arena correct answers -EAP for each specific site
-Location
-Visiting teams/travelers
-Special events
Rehearsal correct answers -Actions reinforce plan
, -EAP must be rehearsed and reviewed on a scheduled basis (yearly, monthly etc)
-Staff members will know their roles
-Scenario based training
Evaluate and Educate correct answers -Evaluate after rehearsal or actual event
-Revise plan if needed
Triage correct answers process of determining the priority of patients treatments by assessing
their need
If EAP is in place, followed correctly, and documented correct answers you will have legal
protection from litigation
Recovery correct answers -Follow up with patient care
-Document
Review -> Revise -> Rehearse -> Repeat
Liability correct answers the state of being legally responsible for the harm one causes
another person
Tort correct answers a legal wrong committed against a person or property of another causing
loss or harm
Good Samaritan Law correct answers any person who renders emergency care or assistance
in an emergency in good faith, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or
omission, not amounting to gross negligence
Negligence correct answers failure to use ordinary or reasonable care that a prudent person
would have done under the same circumstances by failure to act or by performing an act that
causes harm to another individual
Acts of Negligence correct answers Misfeasance
Nonfeasance (omission)
Malfeasance (commission)
Statute of Limitations correct answers the maximum amount of time an individual can file a
lawsuit for wrongful actions (varies from state to state)
Reducing risk of litigation correct answers -have a detailed job description
-establish good personal relationships
-establish standard operating procedures
-have an emergency action plan
-know health status/history of patients
-keep organized records/documentation
-maintain confidentiality
-document efforts to maintain safe work environment
-obtain written consent
-use extreme caution with medication
-practice within the law
-do not use faulty/hazardous equipment
