EMT Chapter 4

What is the term for placing a person in fear of bodily​ harm?

Assault

Which of the following would MOST likely be considered evidence at a crime​ scene?

Fingerprints

Laws that have been developed by states to minimize the risk of individuals being held liable for providing emergency care to victims of illness or injury are​ called:

Good Samaritan laws.

Which of the following terms means​ "in place of the​ parents"?

In loco parentis

The BEST defense for lawsuits relating to the care that has been provided a patient is​ to:

Keep your patients best interests in mind.

What is an​ EMT's primary ethical​ consideration?

Making patient care and the​ patient's well-being a priority

An EMT fails to properly care for a patient despite having a duty to act. The EMT is most likely guilty​ of:

Negligence

While providing patient care at a secured crime​ scene, you​ should:

Not cut through holes in clothing that may have been caused by bullet holes or stabbing

What is a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the extent and limits of the​ EMT's job?

Scope of practice

What may interfere with an​ EMT's ability to care for a patient at a crime​ scene?

The police want to interview the patient.

Which of the following would MOST likely be considered evidence at a crime​ scene?

The position in which the patient is found

Who is responsible for overseeing HIPAA issues at an EMS​ agency?

The privacy officer

Wheeling a​ non-emergency patient into the hospital emergency​ department, placing him in a​ bed, and leaving without transferring care directly to ED staff​ constitute:

abandonment

A legal document allowing the health care provider to withhold resuscitation from a chronically or terminally ill patient is the known as​ the:

advance directive

Documents signed by a patient that communicate his or her wishes regarding medical care are​ called:

advance directives.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act​ (HIPAA):

allows you to discuss​ patient-specific information only with individuals with whom it is medically necessary to do so.

A patient is injured but refuses to be transported by ambulance. He is competent to make​ decisions, and you have exhausted all avenues to convince him to be​ transported, so you have him sign a refusal of treatment form. You are demonstrating the ethical principle​ of:

a​ patient's right to​ self-determination.

An EMT who demonstrates ideal conduct when treating patients is displaying​ good:

ethics

You are on the scene of a motor vehicle collision where a​ patient's car struck a utility pole. Witnesses reported to you that the patient was unconscious after the impact.​ However, the patient is now​ conscious, alert and​ oriented, and refusing care and transport. You​ should:

inform the patient of your concern and try to persuade her to go to the ED and receive treatment.

You proceed to treat a patient who has consented to​ care, but you have NOT explained the risks and benefits of what you are going to do. This is MOST likely a violation​ of:

informed consent

If an EMT were to release information about how intoxicated a patient was onto a social networking​ site, this could be​ considered:

libel

You document on your run sheet that your patient with altered mental status is​ "just another​ drunk." This would likely be​ considered:

libel

You have just arrived at the station to start your​ shift, and you notice that your partner is asleep in a chair. You proceed to check out your ambulance. Your partner comes in drinking a cup of​ coffee, and you notice that she has a strong alcohol smell on her breath. Your duty as an EMT is​ to:

notify dispatch that you are out of service and have your supervisor come to meet you.

You are transporting a victim from a motor vehicle​ collision, and the​ patient's condition is deteriorating rapidly. From your​ experience, you do not think this patient will survive transport. You noticed on the​ patient's driver's license that the patient is an organ donor. You can help to facilitate the​ patient's wishes​ by:

notifying medical direction of the​ patient's organ donor status.

You and your partner have arrived on the scene of a person injured as a result of a gunshot wound during a burglary. It is unclear whether the shooter is still on the scene. You​ should:

request law enforcement immediately.

When you unexpectedly find yourself at a crime​ scene, you should​ immediately:

request law enforcement.

The actions and care that are legally allowed for the EMT are called​ the:

scope of practice

The care that would be expected to be provided to the same patient under the same circumstances by another EMT who had received the same training is called​ the:

standard of care.

You have been under a lot of family stress​ lately, and you have not been sleeping well. When you got to work this​ morning, you realized that you had forgotten to place your badge on your uniform shirt. You tell your partner that you cannot seem to think clearly. Your partner tells you that he is concerned about your​ well-being. After hearing​ this, you know that your duty as an EMT is​ to:

take off work until you can straighten out your family problem and make sure that you are mentally prepared to work.

If a patient feels that he received harmful care by an​ EMT, he would need to prove​ that:

the EMT had a duty to act

EMTs can still be held liable and NOT protected by Good Samaritan laws​ if:

their actions demonstrate gross negligence.

If they discovered that a seriously injured patient is an organ​ donor, the emergency care providers​ should:

treat the patient the same as a nondonor.