Ch 6 Flashcards
A paramedic may be protected from claims of negligence by:
A) complete and careful documentation of cases.
B) faxing all reports to the medical director.
C) working with another provider of the same level.
D) asking patients to sign legal releases.
A) complete and careful documentation of cases.
A patient is unable to speak but nods in agreement with your offer to help. This is an example of:
A) informed consent.
B) expressed consent.
C) implied consent.
D) involuntary consent.
B) expressed consent.
A patient’s decision-making capacity can limit:
A) ability to be defamed.
B) consent.
C) the right to sue.
D) liability.
B) consent.
An argumentative patient who becomes violent and removes his or her tourniquet commits:
A) fraud.
B) contributory negligence.
C) misfeasance.
D) assault.
B) contributory negligence.
An emergency medical responder who tells a child that bad behavior will result in the use of a straitjacket has committed:
A) assault.
B) abandonment.
C) false imprisonment.
D) battery.
A) assault.
An obvious sign that resuscitation would be futile is:
A) a weak pulse.
B) severe cyanosis.
C) decapitation.
D) missing digits.
C) decapitation.
As a paramedic, if you transport a patient without the patient’s permission, you may be held liable for:
A) assault.
B) false imprisonment.
C) battery.
D) abandonment.
B) false imprisonment.
In 2022, which transplant list had the fewest names?
A) Liver
B) Heart
C) Kidney
D) Lung
D) Lung
In a court setting, EMS providers may:
A) consult written records.
B) testify as a group.
C) rely only on memory.
D) defer to superiors.
A) consult written records.
Lawsuits against EMS providers are most commonly the result of:
A) impaired driving.
B) assault.
C) theft.
D) negligence.
D) negligence.
Motor vehicle laws governing ambulances are:
A) set at the state or local level.
B) nationally standardized.
C) prescribed by Congress.
D) international in scope.
A) set at the state or local level.
Paramedics at the scene of a sexual assault should maintain direct contact with:
A) the medical director.
B) law enforcement.
C) any witnesses.
D) the victim’s family.
B) law enforcement.
The legal medical decision to terminate resuscitation rests with the:
A) medical director.
B) emergency medical technician.
C) family.
D) paramedic.
A) medical director.
The patient care report from a crime scene should be:
A) a brief summary.
B) subjective.
C) filed within a week.
D) objective.
D) objective.
The scope of practice for a paramedic is derived from work by:
A) the US Congress.
B) the Food and Drug Administration.
C) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
D) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
D) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
