PMED CH4, PMED CH5, PMED CH6, Chapter 5 ACTUAL
COMPLETE EXAM|WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|GRADED A
The BEST legal protection for the paramedic is to Ans✓✓✓ provide a
detailed patient assessment and appropriate medical care, followed by
complete and accurate documentation.
When a person experiences an injury and seeks redress for that injury:
Ans✓✓✓ the judicial process must determine who was responsible.
Which of the following general statements regarding medical law is
correct? Ans✓✓✓ The patient or survivor must prove all elements of
negligence before a lawsuit will be successful.
The wrongful act that gives rise to a civil suit is called: Ans✓✓✓ a tort
In a medical liability suit involving a paramedic, the plaintiff: Ans✓✓✓
usually seeks compensation for the injury he or she sustained.
Most lawsuits against EMS providers result from: Ans✓✓✓ ambulance
collisions
Criminal laws most likely to apply to paramedics include all of the
following, EXCEPT: Ans✓✓✓ inadequate patient care
,Assault on a patient occurs when the EMS provider: Ans✓✓✓ instills
the fear of immediate bodily harm in a patient.
Transporting a competent adult patient without his or her consent would
MOST likely result in allegations of: Ans✓✓✓ false imprisonment.
Documenting a false statement that injures a person's good name or
reputation constitutes: Ans✓✓✓ libel and defamation.
Which of the following is an example of slander? Ans✓✓✓ Telling the
receiving facility that a patient is drunk
The initial complaint filed against a paramedic or EMS system by a
dissatisfied patient: Ans✓✓✓ may not contain specific information
about what the patient thinks went wrong.
Because a lawsuit may not begin until several years after the paramedic
cares for a patient: Ans✓✓✓ it is essential to maintain good
documentation on any call.
Most civil cases are resolved during a settlement process because:
Ans✓✓✓ it is expensive and time-consuming to take the case to trial.
If you must deviate from your protocols because of unusual
circumstances, you should FIRST: Ans✓✓✓ notify medical control.
,Which of the following statements regarding the paramedic-physician
relationship is correct? Ans✓✓✓ The paramedic will be held
accountable for his or her own actions.
Generally, the paramedic is not at liberty to disregard a physician's order
unless: Ans✓✓✓ carrying out the order will cause harm to the patient.
Which of the following is an example of a protocol? Ans✓✓✓ Standing
orders
A bystander physician who assists the paramedic at the scene is not
required to accompany the patient in the ambulance unless the
physician: Ans✓✓✓ has performed procedures above the paramedic's
level.
If a conflict arises between a paramedic and a physician bystander in the
field, the paramedic should: Ans✓✓✓ contact medical control to seek
resolution.
EMS-enabling legislation: Ans✓✓✓ defines how EMS is structured.
Scope of practice is defined as: Ans✓✓✓ care that a paramedic is
permitted to perform under the certifying state.
, A reasonable paramedic should follow the same ______________ that
another paramedic in a similar situation would. Ans✓✓✓ standard of
care
Provisions of the medical practice act include all of the following,
EXCEPT: Ans✓✓✓ assigning medical directors to EMS systems.
If your EMS system receives a subpoena for a patient's protected health
information, it would be MOST appropriate to: Ans✓✓✓ notify legal
counsel before releasing any information.
Which of the following is addressed in the EMTALA? Ans✓✓✓
Preventing medical facilities from denying medical screening and
stabilization
Historically, most EMTALA violations occurred when: Ans✓✓✓ the
patient did not have medical insurance.
When transferring a patient between medical facilities, it is MOST
important for the paramedic to: Ans✓✓✓ ensure that a physician or
nurse accompanies the patient if the patient requires care beyond the
paramedic's scope of practice.
A hospital that is in violation of EMTALA: Ans✓✓✓ could forfeit all of
its Medicare funding.
COMPLETE EXAM|WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|GRADED A
The BEST legal protection for the paramedic is to Ans✓✓✓ provide a
detailed patient assessment and appropriate medical care, followed by
complete and accurate documentation.
When a person experiences an injury and seeks redress for that injury:
Ans✓✓✓ the judicial process must determine who was responsible.
Which of the following general statements regarding medical law is
correct? Ans✓✓✓ The patient or survivor must prove all elements of
negligence before a lawsuit will be successful.
The wrongful act that gives rise to a civil suit is called: Ans✓✓✓ a tort
In a medical liability suit involving a paramedic, the plaintiff: Ans✓✓✓
usually seeks compensation for the injury he or she sustained.
Most lawsuits against EMS providers result from: Ans✓✓✓ ambulance
collisions
Criminal laws most likely to apply to paramedics include all of the
following, EXCEPT: Ans✓✓✓ inadequate patient care
,Assault on a patient occurs when the EMS provider: Ans✓✓✓ instills
the fear of immediate bodily harm in a patient.
Transporting a competent adult patient without his or her consent would
MOST likely result in allegations of: Ans✓✓✓ false imprisonment.
Documenting a false statement that injures a person's good name or
reputation constitutes: Ans✓✓✓ libel and defamation.
Which of the following is an example of slander? Ans✓✓✓ Telling the
receiving facility that a patient is drunk
The initial complaint filed against a paramedic or EMS system by a
dissatisfied patient: Ans✓✓✓ may not contain specific information
about what the patient thinks went wrong.
Because a lawsuit may not begin until several years after the paramedic
cares for a patient: Ans✓✓✓ it is essential to maintain good
documentation on any call.
Most civil cases are resolved during a settlement process because:
Ans✓✓✓ it is expensive and time-consuming to take the case to trial.
If you must deviate from your protocols because of unusual
circumstances, you should FIRST: Ans✓✓✓ notify medical control.
,Which of the following statements regarding the paramedic-physician
relationship is correct? Ans✓✓✓ The paramedic will be held
accountable for his or her own actions.
Generally, the paramedic is not at liberty to disregard a physician's order
unless: Ans✓✓✓ carrying out the order will cause harm to the patient.
Which of the following is an example of a protocol? Ans✓✓✓ Standing
orders
A bystander physician who assists the paramedic at the scene is not
required to accompany the patient in the ambulance unless the
physician: Ans✓✓✓ has performed procedures above the paramedic's
level.
If a conflict arises between a paramedic and a physician bystander in the
field, the paramedic should: Ans✓✓✓ contact medical control to seek
resolution.
EMS-enabling legislation: Ans✓✓✓ defines how EMS is structured.
Scope of practice is defined as: Ans✓✓✓ care that a paramedic is
permitted to perform under the certifying state.
, A reasonable paramedic should follow the same ______________ that
another paramedic in a similar situation would. Ans✓✓✓ standard of
care
Provisions of the medical practice act include all of the following,
EXCEPT: Ans✓✓✓ assigning medical directors to EMS systems.
If your EMS system receives a subpoena for a patient's protected health
information, it would be MOST appropriate to: Ans✓✓✓ notify legal
counsel before releasing any information.
Which of the following is addressed in the EMTALA? Ans✓✓✓
Preventing medical facilities from denying medical screening and
stabilization
Historically, most EMTALA violations occurred when: Ans✓✓✓ the
patient did not have medical insurance.
When transferring a patient between medical facilities, it is MOST
important for the paramedic to: Ans✓✓✓ ensure that a physician or
nurse accompanies the patient if the patient requires care beyond the
paramedic's scope of practice.
A hospital that is in violation of EMTALA: Ans✓✓✓ could forfeit all of
its Medicare funding.
