Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues

Question 1

Which of the following would MOST likely be considered evidence at a crime scene?

Answer 1

The position in which the patient is found

Question 2

While providing patient care at a secured crime scene, you should:

Answer 2

Not cut through holes in clothing that may have been caused by bullet holes or stabbing

Question 3

An EMT fails to properly care for a patient despite having a duty to act. The EMT is most likely guilty of:

Answer 3

Negligence

Question 4

If a patient feels that he received harmful care by an EMT, he would need to prove that:

Answer 4

The EMT had a duty to act

Question 5

Which of the following would MOST likely be considered evidence at a crime scene?

Answer 5

Fingerprints

Question 6

Laws that have been developed by states to minimize the risk of individuals being held liable for providing emergency care to victims of illness or injury are called:

Answer 6

Good Samaritan Laws

Question 7

What is a set of regulations and ethical considerations that definite extent and limits of the EMT’s job?

Answer 7

Scope of practice

Question 8

If an EMT were to release information about how intoxicated a patient was onto a social networking site, this could be considered:

Answer 8

Libel

Question 9

Who is responsible for overseeing HIPAA ISSUES AS AN Ems agency?

Answer 9

The privacy officer

Question 10

The actions and care that are legally allowed for the EMT are called the:

Answer 10

scope of practice

Question 11

You have been under a lot of family stress lately, and you have not been sleeping well. When you got to work this morning, you realized that you had forgotten to place your badge on your uniform shirt. You tell your partner you cannot seem to think clearly. Your partner tells you that he is concerned about your well-being. After hearing this, you know that your duty as an EMT is to:

Answer 11

take off work until you can straighten out your family problem and make sure that you are mentally prepared to work

Question 12

Which of the following terms means “in place of the parents”?

Answer 12

In loco parentis

Question 13

You are on the scene of a motor vehicle collision where a patient’s car struck a utility pole. Witnesses reported to you that the patient was unconscious after the impact. However, the patient is now conscious, alert and oriented, and refusing care and transport. You should:

Answer 13

Inform the patient of your concern and try to persuade her to go to the ED and receive treatment

Question 14

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA):

Answer 14

Allows you to discuss patient-specific information only with individuals with whom it is medically necessary to do so

Question 15

The BEST defense for lawsuits relating to the care that has been provided to a patient is to:

Answer 15

Keep your patients best interests in mind

Question 16

You are transporting a victim from a motor vehicle collision, and the patient’s condition is deteriorating rapidly. From your experience, you do not think this patient will survive transport. You noticed on the patient’s driver’s license that the patient is an organ donor. You can help to facilitate the patient’s wishes by:

Answer 16

Notifying medical direction of the patient’s organ donor status

Question 17

Wheeling a non-emergency patient into the hospital emergency department, placing him in a bed, and leaving without transferring care directly to ED staff constitute:

Answer 17

Abandonment

Question 18

EMTs can still be held liable and NOT protected by Good Samaritan Laws if:

Answer 18

Their actions demonstrate gross negligence

Question 19

An EMT who demonstrates ideal conduct when treating patients is displaying good:

Answer 19

Ethics

Question 20

You document on your run sheet that your patient with altered mental status is “just another drunk”. This would likely be considered:

Answer 20

Libel

Question 21

A patient is injured but refuses to be transported by ambulance. He is competent to make decisions, and you have exhausted all avenues to convince him to be transported, so you have him sign a refusal of treatment form. You are demonstrating the ethical principle of:

Answer 21

The patient’s right to self-determination

Question 22

The care that would be expected to be provided to the same patient under the same circumstances by another EMT who had received the same training is called the:

Answer 22

standard of care

Question 23

You and your partner have arrived on the scene of a person injured as a result of a gunshot wound during a burglary. It is unclear whether the shooter is still on the scene. You should:

Answer 23

Request law enforcement immediately

Question 24

What is the term for placing a person in fear of bodily harm?

Answer 24

Assault

Question 25

What is an EMT’s primary ethical consideration?

Answer 25

Making patient care and the patient’s well-being a priority

Question 26

Documents signed by a patient that communicate his or her wishes regarding medical care are called:

Answer 26

Advance directives

Question 27

What may interfere with an EMT’s ability to care for a patient at a crime scene?

Answer 27

The police want to interview the patient

Question 28

When you unexpectedly find yourself at a crime scene, you should immediately:

Answer 28

Request law enforcement

Question 29

You have just arrived at the station to start your shift, and you notice that your partner is asleep in a chair. You proceed to check out your ambulance. Your partner comes in drinking a cup of coffee, and you notice that she has a strong alcohol smell on her breath. Your duty as an EMT is to:

Answer 29

Notify dispatch that you are out of service and have your supervisor come to meet you

Question 30

You proceed to treat a patient who has consented to care, but you have NOT explained the risks and benefits of what you are going to do. This is MOST likely a violation of:

Answer 30

Informed consent

Question 31

A legal document allowing the healthcare provider to withhold resuscitation from a chronically or terminally ill patient is known as the:

Answer 31

Advanced Directive

Question 32

If they discovered that a seriously injured patient is an organ donor, the emergency care providers should:

Answer 32

Treat the patient the same as a nondonor