Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in accordance with:
A. The sovereign immunity doctrine.
B. Approved protocols.
C. Professional Standards.
D. Institutional Standards. - ANSWER C. Professional Standards.
2. The extent of medical procedures an EMT is aut...
Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in
accordance with:
A. The sovereign immunity doctrine.
B. Approved protocols.
C. Professional Standards.
D. Institutional Standards. - ANSWER C. Professional Standards.
2. The extent of medical procedures an EMT is authorized to perform is called the:
A. Medical release.
B. Scope of practice / care.
C. Duty to act.
D. Physician relationship.
E. Skill set. - ANSWER B. Scope of practice / care.
3. Which of the following is the EMT's best defense in a lawsuit?
A. Excellent documentation of patient care.
B. Current certification.
C. Knowledge of all legal aspects of emergency care.
D. Being proficient. - ANSWER A. Excellent documentation of patient care.
4. EMS Providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The
New York State law that establishes this level is the:
A. Good Samaritan Law.
, B. General Municipal Law.
C. Medical License Law.
D. Public Health Law. - ANSWER D. Public Health Law.
5. The first action taken by the EMS provider at the scene of an emergency should
be:
A. Triage of all victims.
B. Completion of the initial scene size-up.
C. Notification to the electric and gas companies.
D. Requesting additional ambulances. - ANSWER B. Completion of the initial scene
size-up.
6. What is the legal basis for treating a patient whose judgment is impaired
because he/she is unconscious, AMS, severely ill, or badly injured?
A. Applied consent.
B. Implied consent.
C. Informed consent.
D. Good Samaritan Act (covers non-certified responders). - ANSWER B. Implied
consent.
7. Which of the following arteries is the most reliable for detecting an adult's
pulse?
A. Brachial
B. Femoral
C. Carotid
D. Radial - ANSWER C. Carotid
,8. Difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and inability to concentrate are all warning
signs of:
A. Type A Personality.
B. Job burn-out.
C. Diabetes.
D. Stress. - ANSWER D. Stress.
9. A special kind of stress encountered by emergency responders that results from
exposure to incidents of a critical nature is:
A. Pre-incident stress.
B. Personal stress.
C. Workplace stress.
D. Critical incident stress. - ANSWER D. Critical incident stress.
10. Which of the following is a warning sign of stress?
Isolation.
A. Loss of appetite.
B. Problems sleeping.
C. Anxiety.
D. All of the above. - ANSWER D. All of the above.
11. As you lifted a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognized
the patient as a State Senator. Immediately, the press demands to be told what
has happened to the Senator. You should:
A. Advise the press that you are unable to comment.
, B. Deny the patient is the Senator.
C. Tell the press your diagnosis.
D. Advise the press to contact the Senator's family. - ANSWER A. Advise the press
that you are unable to comment.
12. If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS Provider's
responsibility to:
A. Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with the new protocols.
B. Continue to use the old protocols because they are already familiar.
C. Begin to use the new protocols as soon as the agency receives them.
D. Operate only when in direct communication with the physician. - ANSWER A.
Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with the new protocols.
13.You arrive at the scene of an automobile accident where several bystanders are
trying to remove an unconscious patient from one of the vehicles. What should
you do?
A. Have police respond to control the crowd.
B. Apply a cervical collar and help extricate the patient.
C. Have the crowd stop the extrication process immediately.
D. Tell the crowd to continue their extrication effort - ANSWER C. Have the crowd
stop the extrication process immediately.
19. A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs
of life-threatening problems in this accident victim?
A. Pulse, respirations, hemorrhage.
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