Medical- Legal Flashcards
Ch3
The Emergency First Responder scope of care is best defined by which of the following
statements?
a. The care an Emergency First Responder may perform according to state law.
b. The obligation an Emergency First Responder has to respond to the scene and provide
care.
c. The legal authority to perform any medical care.
d. The care outlined in the protocol for individual patient problems
a. The care an Emergency First Responder may perform according to state law.
Which of the following is TRUE of the standard of care for a First Responder?
a. The standard of care is what a reasonably prudent First Responder would do in similar
circumstances.
b. The standard of care is different for every Emergency First Responder and is determined
by medical direction.
c. The Department of Transportation Emergency First Responder Curriculum determines
the national standard of care.
d. The standard of care is the same for all levels of EMS personnel.
a. The standard of care is what a reasonably prudent First Responder would do in similar
circumstances.
You respond to the home of an elderly gentleman. His wife gives you a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) document . Assuming your state recognizes this document in the
prehospital setting, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. The DNR cannot be revoked in the field.
b. If the patient is breathing and has a pulse, you should not provide medical care.
c. If the patient is not breathing and does not have a pulse, you should not provide medical
care.
d. Contact medical control before initiating any treatment.
c. If the patient is not breathing and does not have a pulse, you should not provide medical
care
You respond to the scene of a patient involved in a bicycle collision. You ask the patient if
you may examine and treat her. You explain that you want to apply a cervical collar because the patient’s neck may be injured. You inform the patient that the collar may be uncomfortable. The patient agrees. This is an example of which type of consent?
a. Assumed consent
b. Expressed consent
c. Involuntary consent
d. Implied consent
b. Expressed consent
You respond to the scene of an 8-year-old child who was struck by a car. The parents are
unavailable. The child is found in the street. You begin to treat the child. This is an example of which of the following types of consent?
a. Informed consent
b. Expressed consent
c. Involuntary consent
d. Implied consent
d. implied consent
Which of the following statements BEST describes the difference between expressed and
implied consent?
a. Implied consent applies only to patients who are refusing care, and expressed consent
involves patients who verbally consent to treatment.
b. With expressed consent a patient consents to treatment in writing, whereas with implied
consent a patient consents to treatment verbally.
c. Expressed consent can be obtained only from incompetent patients or minors, and
implied consent is obtained from competent patients.
d. Implied consent is granted when a patient is unconscious or is a minor without an
available parent or guardian, and expressed consent is verbally agreeing to treatment
d. Implied consent is granted when a patient is unconscious or is a minor without an
available parent or guardian, and expressed consent is verbally agreeing to treatment.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the care of minors?
a. Consent for treatment must always be obtained from the parents prior to initiating treatment.
b. Any minor can legally give consent for treatment, whether the parent is present or not.
c. An emancipated minor may be legally capable of consenting to medical treatment.
d. Emancipated minors are able to give implied consent.
c. An emancipated minor may be legally capable of consenting to medical treatment
Which of the following would be an example of abandonment?
a. An Emergency First Responder begins caring for a patient at the scene and turns the
patient over the Paramedic after giving a report.
b. An Emergency First Responder arrives on the scene at the same time as the
Paramedic crew. The Paramedic crew begins treating the patient. The First Responders
get and respond to another call.
c. An Emergency First Responder responds to a call for an ill person. As the EMT-Basic
crew arrives, the First Responders leave to a motor vehicle crash without giving a report.
d. An Emergency First Responder is caring for a patient when the EMT-Intermediate crew
arrives. The First Responders inform the crew of the care given to the patient.
C. An Emergency First Responder responds to a call for an ill person. As the EMT-Basic
crew arrives, the First Responders leave to a motor vehicle crash without giving a report.
Which of the following meets all of the criteria to prove negligence?
a. A First Responder responds to a patient with difficulty breathing. Care is provided
according to protocol. The patient’s breathing gets worse and the patient stops breathing.
b. A First Responder cares for a child with the flu and treats the child according to protocol.
The child dies later at the hospital with meningitis.
c. An First Responder applies a splint according to protocol to a patient with a broken arm.
After the splint is applied the patient tells the First Responder, “My arm hurts and my
fingers are tingling.” The Emergency First Responder assures the patient but does not
evaluate the splint. The patient sustains nerve damage to the involved arm.
d. On scene of a motor vehicle accident, the patient is cared for, but spinal immobilization is
not applied, and protocol is not followed. The patient recovers without complications.
c. An First Responder applies a splint according to protocol to a patient with a broken arm.
After the splint is applied the patient tells the First Responder, “My arm hurts and my
fingers are tingling.” The Emergency First Responder assures the patient but does not
evaluate the splint. The patient sustains nerve damage to the involved arm.
Failing to provide the expected standard of care to a patient that leads to further injury is
best defined by which of the following terms?
a. Abandonment
b. Assault
c. Battery
d. Negligence
d. negligence
Leaving a patient before another healthcare provider has assumed responsibility for that patient is best defined by which of the following terms?
a. Abandonment
b. Assault
c. Battery
d. Negligence
a. Abandonment
Touching or striking a person without that person’s consent is best defined by which of
the following terms?
a. Abandonment
b. Assault
c. Battery
d. Negligence
c. Battery
The legal obligation to provide medical care is best defined by which of the following
terms?
a. Medical control
b. Duty to act
c. Standard of care
d. Advance directive
b. Duty to act
To have a duty to act, which of the following conditions must be met?
a. Federal, state, or local statutes require you to act.
b. Your service has a contract to respond.
c. You have volunteered to respond in given circumstances.
d. All of the above
d. all of the above
Which of the following Emergency First Responders is maintaining proper patient confidentiality?
a. An Emergency First Responder who discusses the last call he ran with the paramedics at
the current scene
b. An Emergency First Responder who releases a patient’s record to a police officer who
was not at the scene
c. An Emergency First Responder who informs the emergency physician caring for
the patient that the patient admitted to using cocaine
d. An Emergency First Responder who discusses a call with a crew member at a local
restaurant
c. An Emergency First Responder who informs the emergency physician caring for
the patient that the patient admitted to using cocaine
