Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Quiz
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Permission for care given directly by the patients nodded head.
A. Informed consent
B. Expressed consent
C. Surrogate consent
D. Implied consent
All care provided by EMS personnel within an EMS system is authorized by a(n):
A. Medical Director
B. Fire Chief
C. Ambulance Supervisor
D. Nursing Supervisor
If an action or procedure that was performed on a patient, but not recorded on a written report:
A. it can be qualified by the charge Medic
B. it can be used to show haphazmat emt
C. The partner can back you up
D. It didnt happen
Written document of a patient requesting CPR not to be performed.
A. DNR
B. Advance directive
C. MRI
D. Living will
A wrongdoing for which legal action can be brought to court for damages.
A. criminal
B. settlement
C. tort
An important safeguard against legal implication is
A. responding to every call with lights and sirens
B. write a complete and accurate patient care report
C. check ambulance equipment once a week
This is a set of rules, regulations, and laws that tell how you legally function as an EMT
A. Scope of Function
B. Scope of protocols
C. Scope of practice
D. Scope of oversight
Lividity in a patient can tell you:
A. How the patient died
B. Their temperature
C. How they were positioned when they died
D. Their age at the time of death
Which is an example of abandonment?
A. EMT leaves scene after a competent adult has refused care
B. EMT transfers care of a patient to a Paramedic
C. EMT transfers care of a pt to an emergency department nurse
D. Paramedic transferred patient care to an EMT
In EMS where does the largest risk for a lawsuit occur.
A. When lifting a patient
B. When transporting the patient
C. When obtaining a patient refusal
D. When documenting accurate vital signs
What does HIPAA stand for?
A. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
B. Health Insurance Probability and Peace Act
C. Health Insurance Privacy & Accountability Act
D. Health Insurance Portability & Assurability Act
A basic principle in EMS care is
A. Treat others as they treat you
B. Dont hit first
C. First try not to be sued
D. First do no further harm
Legal document that either provide instruction on a patients medical decisions such as do they want antibiotics, or blood transfusions.
A. DNR
B. Living will
C. Advance Directives
D. POLST
The EMT has a legal duty to act if he or she is
A. off duty and witnesses a major car accident
B. a volunteer, is on duty, and is dispatched on a call
C. off work, out of his or her jurisdiction and sees a man choking
An emancipated minor is:
A. child who is injured in school, but the parent is at work
B. patient who has been judged mental by the courts
C. child who is injured while working
D. individual who is under age but lives independently of their parents
