WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 NEWEST 2025 PACKAGE
DEAL| 4 LATEST VERSIONS WITH COMPLETE ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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Mentally competent patients have the right to refuse treatment.
T/F? .....ANSWER..... True
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
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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
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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