EMR chapter 2

Ethical Responsibility

maintain skills and knowledge, read professional publications, be ready to perform at all times.

not competent

If a patient is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, an Emergency Medical Responder should recognize that he is:

Good Samaritan law.

you are driving in your car and see a crash. You stop to provide care. You are protected by:

telling concerns of abuse to authorities.

Patient confidentiality applies to all of the following situations EXCEPT:

Call Medical Control

Pt needs CPR. There is a legal DNR present but family demands you start CPR. What do you do?im

Treat the patient the same

Pt not breathing and has no pulse. You find a medical alert bracelet indicating the pt is an organ donor. You should?

duty to act, breach of duty, damages, and cause.

To be convicted of negligence an Emergency Medical Responder must be guilty of:

battery

Unlawful physical contact with a patient is called what?

advise other resources to return to their stations.

Unresponsive pt becomes alert and refuses care. You should do all of the following except?

Duty to act

While working as an Emergency Medical Responder you have a legal responsibility to provide care. This is called:

implied

You find an injured child with no parent present. You can provide care based on which type of consent.

implied

You have an unresponsive pt. You provide care using which type of consent?

wait for parent consent

A 13-year-old female requests that an EMR treat her broken arm. The parents are on their way to scene. What do you do?

foster care

A minor is considered legally emancipated in all of the following situations EXCEPT:

relaying events to the patient's friends and family.

After an incident, the EMR may legally discuss patient information for all of the following reasons except.

duty to act

An EMR, while on duty you are expected to provide care according to the standard operating procedure. This is callled?

Allowing a Paramedic to take over care and leaving without giving report.

An Emergency Medical Responder could be charged with abandonment in which of the following situations?

ethical responsibilities

As an EMR you have to behave in a way that puts your pt's needs before your own. This is called:

document refusal of care

As you approach two victims, they state that they are not injured and do not need your help. You should: