7/10/2023 0 Comments Section 4 emt practice test![]() Pick up any evidence that you find and give it directly to a police officer.Ĭover the deceased patient with a sheet and move the body to the ambulance. Use the telephone to call in a report to medical control. C While providing patient care at a secured crime scene, you should: Remain on the scene and try to persuade the patient to consent to care. Restrain the patient to provide emergency care. Plead with the patient to sign a release form. He demands you get into your ambulance and go. C A 42-year-old patient who is mentally competent has refused care but appears to be experiencing respiratory difficulty. Refuse to file any report, citing patient confidentiality.įile the report and leave out no details.įile a report in which you explain in detail why you believe a crime was committed C 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: You should:įile a report that leaves out any detail you consider confidential for that patient. When police later arrive and secure the scene, one of the police tells you to file a complete report describing what you saw when you arrived on scene, as required by law in your area. See whether someone from the night shift can hold over until your partner can sober up C You and your partner have arrived on the scene of a person injured as a result of a gunshot wound during a burglary. Notify dispatch that you are out of service and have your supervisor come to meet you. Tell your partner to go get some rest before you get a call. ![]() Tell dispatch that you will be out of service for maintenance. Your partner comes in drinking a cup of coffee, and you notice that she has a strong alcohol smell on her breath. You talk about that patient's medical issues when off duty only with your spouse A You have just arrived at the station to start your shift, and you notice that your partner is asleep in a chair. You share a funny item from a patient's medical history with a colleague. You share information specific to that patient with family and friends. You only share information specific to that patient when medically necessary. ![]() The police have secured the scene C You have not breached a patient's confidentiality if: The police want to interview the patient. The patient is bleeding from a wrist laceration. The position in which the patient is foundĬlean napkins in a drawer A What may interfere with an EMT's ability to care for a patient at a crime scene? Tort B Wheeling a non-emergency patient into the hospital emergency department, placing him in a bed, and leaving without transferring care directly to ED staff constitutes:Īcceptable actions if you have an emergency call to respond to.Īcceptable actions if someone sees you do them.Īcceptable actions if the ED is very busy A Which of the following would MOST likely be considered evidence at a crime scene? Release from liability for negligence in your care C What is a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the extent and limits of the EMT's job? Implied consent to provide care to any patients at the home. Standard of care C You observe what appears to be elder abuse in a call to a nursing home. A legal document allowing the health care provider to withhold resuscitation from a chronically or terminally ill patient is the known as:Ī termination of resuscitation A The actions and care that are legally allowed for the EMT are called the:
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