Chapter 6 Quiz

Question 1

Which law extended nondiscrimination to the handicapped based on their handicaps?
A) Ryan White Act
B) Affordable Care Act
C) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
D) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Answer 1

C) Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Question 2

Twenty years after the fact, a patient sues a paramedic for misfeasance. The paramedic's most likely legal protection is
A) The statute of limitations
B) Governmental Immunity
C) Contributory negligence
D) The Good Samaritan law

Answer 2

A) The statute of limitations

Question 3

Which of the following would most likely result in a lawsuit if released to unauthorized personnel by the paramedic
A) The ambulance driver’s name
B) The patient’s Social Security number
C) Descriptions of the location of an accident
D) Information on the ambulance company

Answer 3

B) The patient’s Social Security number

Question 4

In 2017, which transplant list had the fewest names
A) Liver
B) Heart
C) Lung
D) Kidney

Answer 4

C) Lung

Question 5

The patient care report from a crime scene should be
A) Subjective
B) Filed within a week
C) A brief summary
D) Objective

Answer 5

D) Objective

Question 6

A patient is unable to speak but nods in agreement with your offer to help. This is an example of
A) Involuntary consent
B) Informed consent
C) Expressed consent
D) Implied consent

Answer 6

C) Expressed consent

Question 7

An obvious sign that resuscitation would be futile is
A) Decapitation
B) Missing digits
C) Severe cyanosis
D) A weak pulse

Answer 7

A) Decapitation

Question 8

An emergency medical responder who tells a child that bad behavior will result in the use of a straightjacket has committed
A) False imprisonment
B) Abandonment
C) Battery
D) Assault

Answer 8

D) Assault

Question 9

Which of the following is the typical sequence of events when a paramedic faces a lawsuit
A) Summons, discovery, settlement, interrogative
B) Summons, interrogative, settlement, discovery
C) Summons, discovery, settlement, interrogative
D) Summons, discovery, interrogative

Answer 9

B) Summons, interrogative, settlement, discovery

Question 10

The scope of practice for a paramedic is derived from work by
A) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
B) The Food and Drug Administration
C) The US Congress
D) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Answer 10

A) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration