Ch.3 PostTest Flashcards
A patient is suing an EMT because the EMT failed to place oxygen on the patient during transport and the patient was having a heart attack. The patient is alleging the EMT was negligent and is seeking money to cover the hospital stay and procedures. This case would be considered a: A.adjudication case. B.criminal case. C.civil case. D.mediation case.
C.civil case.
Typically, the burden of proof of negligence rests with the: A.prosecutor. B.respondent. C.plaintiff. D.defendant.
C.plaintiff.
An EMT that provides care that falls below the standard of care could result in charges of: A.negligence. B.breach of duty to act. C.libel. D.proximate cause
A.negligence.
In what way are the COBRA and EAMTALA rules similar?
A.They both outline governmental plans for caring for the underemployed or unemployed.
B.They both deal with rules governing who pays for the EMS bill.
C.They both are federal regulations that ensure the public’s access to emergency health care regardless of ability to pay.
D.They both outline Medicare/Medicaid plans for patients being transported by EMS.
C.They both are federal regulations that ensure the public’s access to emergency health care regardless of ability to pay.
In MOST states, while off duty, EMTs may legally:
A.stop and help an accident victim at the scene.
B.pass the scene and telephone for help at their earliest convenience.
C.pass the scene and make no attempt to call for help.
D.any of the above.
D.any of the above.
You are transporting a seriously injured brain trauma victim whose prognosis is extremely poor. The patient has gone into full arrest. The paramedic in the back of the ambulance with you has made medical direction contact and was given the orders to discontinue resuscitative efforts because the resuscitative protocol has been exhausted. You are documenting the events, and you note on the patient’s driver’s license he is an organ donor. You should:
A.disregard this information, as the online physician has already ordered cessation of CPR.
B.inform the online physician regarding this new knowledge about the patient’s donor status.
C.treat the patient the same as a non-donor.
D.confirm with the patient’s family his donor status.
B.inform the online physician regarding this new knowledge about the patient’s donor status.
Within in EMS system, the medical director needs to approve what aspects?
A.Any overtime hours worked on the ambulance by EMTs
B.All patient care reports submitted to insurance
C.Any certificate of training
D.All standing orders and protocols
D.All standing orders and protocols
The decision to provide substandard care to a patient who caused a fatal collision because he was driving while intoxicated is a violation of: A.full disclosure. B.ethical expectations. C.proximate cause. D.beneficence.
B.ethical expectations.
If a patient feels that he received inappropriate care by an EMT that has led to additional complications, the patient would need to prove each of the following in a court of law, EXCEPT:
A.the patient suffered an injury.
B.the EMT had a duty to act.
C.there was no punitive cause.
D.the injuries were the result of the breach of duty.
C.there was no punitive cause.
You respond to a call for a cardiac arrest and you are presented with an expired DNR. You and your partner elect to attempt resuscitation due to the DNR being expired, but your partner is NOT convinced this is the right thing to do. After the call, you and your partner are debating if you did the right thing. Your partner states that above all else, we should side with what the patient wanted and not provide resuscitation. Deciding to resuscitate the patient was:
A.morally and ethically the wrong thing to do.
B.clinically the wrong thing to do.
C.ethically the right thing to do.
D.morally the right thing to do.
D.morally the right thing to do.
