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Review for Module 1 Exam! Part One
- 1.Which of the following is NOT an example of on-line medical direction?
- A.
Telephone Contact
- B.
Standing Orders
- C.
Radio Contact
- 2.Which stage of dying is NOT properly matched with its description?
- A.
Bargaining - -OK, but first let me...
- B.
Depression -- OK, but I haven't...
- C.
Denial -- Why me?
- 3.Prescription eyeglasses are sufficient BSI protection as long as they are thick enough.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.What is the term for the procedures that an EMT can perform, further defined by medical direction, protocols and standing orders?
- A.
Duty to Act
- B.
Scope of Practice
- C.
Quality of Care
- D.
Patient Advocacy
- 5.Which of the following is NOT true regarding the requirements for a patient to give Informed Consent?
- A.
Patient must be of legal age
- B.
Patient must be informed of the procedures and all MAJOR risks associated with performing them
- C.
It must be obtained from every conscious, mentally competent adult prior to giving any assessment or treatment
- 6.Which of the following is true regarding Refusal of Medical Assistance ( RMA)?
- A.
The patient may not refuse treatment once a procedure has begun
- B.
The patient doesn't need to sign a release form, as long as you obtain witnesses names and contact information
- C.
The patient must be informed of all major risks prior to terminating care
- 7.Before the EMT leaves the scene, he should make sure to: ( Click on all correct answers)
- A.
Try again to persuade the patient to go to the hospital, even if it might agitate the patient.
- B.
Ensure the patient is able to make a rational, informed decision.
- C.
Inform the patient why he should go and what may happen to him if he does not.
- D.
Let the patient know that this is the last chance to get ambulance transport, and if he wants to go to the hospital at a later time, he must find his own transportation.
- 8.For negligence to be proven, which components must be present?
- A.
The patient didn't refuse care, any loss of function after the injury/illness occurred in the crew's time with the patient, and other EMTs on scene suggested alternative treatments
- B.
The EMT performed a physical assessment after the patient refused to grant permission, psychological damages were caused by it, and protocols were not followed as precisely as written
- C.
The provider had a duty to act, breached that duty, and actual physical or psychological damages were caused by the provider
- 9.Which is true regarding performing care at a crime scene?
- A.
Holes in clothing should not be cut or torn through
- B.
All evidence must be protected at all costs, including witholding patient care until the evidence is gathered
- C.
The crew members should exit the scene through a way other than they entered, so all footprints can be cleanly taken into evidence
- 10.Treating a patient who is unconscious, or a child or mentally incompetent adult whose caregivers cannot be contacted, is treatment under _____ consent.
- 11.Which of the following types of questions allows a quick, objective response that will gather the information you need and streamline the history-taking?
- A.
Leading questions
- B.
Open-ended questions
- C.
" Why" questions
- D.
Closed-ended questions
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