1: An 8-year-old boy has a deep cut on his arm with severe bright red bleeding. You have tried to contact the parents, but they cannot be reached. Your next step would be to:
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A: phone the emergency department physician and ask for permission to proceed with treatment. |
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B: take the boy to the emergency department but give no treatment. |
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C: ask the police for permission to proceed with treatment. |
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D: assume that the parents would give consent for treatment. |
2: The decision to begin treatment of a patient who is unconscious, or so seriously injured that his or her judgment is impaired, is based on the legal doctrine of:
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A: applied consent. |
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B: implied consent. |
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C: informed consent. |
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D: expressed consent. |
3: A conscious and alert woman who has severe abdominal pain refuses to go to the hospital. Her husband asks you to transport the patient regardless of her wishes. The most appropriate course of action would be to:
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A: respect the patient's wishes. |
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B: transport the patient because her husband requests it. |
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C: transport the patient because her condition warrants it. |
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D: explain to the husband that transport is not needed because the patient's condition is not life threatening. |
4: You stop at the scene of a crash and begin to help an injured person; however, you leave before other help arrives. Failure to continue care is called:
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A: refusal. |
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B: negligence. |
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C: malpractice. |
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D: abandonment. |
5: Which of the following activities is a principal function of the EMT-B at the scene of a potential crime?
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A: Provide crowd control until law enforcement arrives and then begin treating patients with minor injuries. |
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B: Provide care, making certain not to disturb the scene any more than necessary. |
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C: Collect and bag evidence for law enforcement officials before they arrive. |
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D: Pronounce the patient dead if the patient appears dead. |
6: The legal doctrine of negligence consists of what four elements?
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A: Duty, breach of duty, injury, cause |
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B: Duty, abandonment, lack of consent, injury |
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C: Standard of care, duty, abandonment, injury |
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D: Standard of care, lack of consent, duty, cause |
7: A local celebrity has severe injuries as a result of an automobile-truck crash. Law enforcement officials close the highway, but the media are allowed to cover the story. A reporter approaches you and asks the condition of the patient. You should:
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A: ignore the reporter. |
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B: answer the reporter's questions as best you can. |
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C: tell the reporter that the patient will be fine to protect the patient's privacy. |
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D: explain that you cannot comment and that the reporter should contact the hospital. |
8: A competent patient is a person who:
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A: is capable of giving implied consent. |
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B: is not capable of giving informed consent. |
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C: is able to make rational decisions about his or her own well-being. |
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D: is able to persuade the EMT-B that he or she has the right to refuse treatment. |
9: The term "assault" can be defined as:
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A: discontinuing treatment before transferring care to a person with an equal or higher level of skill. |
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B: causing injury to a patient even though he or she has given permission for treatment. |
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C: touching a patient or providing care without consent. |
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D: unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm. |
10: If you come upon the scene of a crash while off-duty, you have:
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A: a legal obligation to stop and assist the patients. |
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B: a moral obligation to stop or you may be accused of battery. |
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C: a duty to call in the report to the local fire station and go on your way. |
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D: a moral and ethical duty to act because of your special training and expertise. |
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