West Coast EMT Block #1 Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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West coast Emt
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West Coast Emt
West Coast EMT Block #1 Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Mentally competent patients have the right to refuse treatment. T/F? - ️️ True
When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the concept of
_________________. - ️️ Implied consent
List conditions where ...
chest compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must perform all other measures in his
scope of practice to make DNR patients comfortable and safe, including giving oxygen,
stopping bleeding, applying splints, etc.
The laws that define what an EMT can do are called _________________. - ✔️✔️Scope
of Practice
What four elements must be present to prove negligence? - ✔️✔️Duty, Breach of Duty,
Damages and Causation
Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old patient, you splint an
ankle that you believe may be sprained. What crime have you committed by doing this?
- ✔️✔️Battery
List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have to be reported. -
✔️✔️Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during a felony, drug-related injuries,
childbirth, scene of a crime, deceased patient, exposure to infectious disease
The first key rule of lifting is to ____________. - ✔️✔️keep the back in a straight, upright
position and lift without twisting.
What are the six steps of a power lift as described in Skill Drill 35-1? - ✔️✔️1. Tighten
your back in its normal upright position and use your abdominal muscles to lock it in a
slight curve.
2. Spread your legs apart about 15″, and bend your legs to lower your torso and arms.
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