EMT-B Final Exam Study Set Latest updated 2022(ANSWERED)
C. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). - Most EMT training programs
... [Show More] are based on standards developed by the:
A. American Red Cross (ARC).
B. American Heart Association (AHA).
C. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
D. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
D. being pleasant, cooperative, and sincere, and a good listener. - An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
A. transporting the patient from the scene to a hospital.
B. providing patient care without regard for her own personal safety.
C. telling the patient that everything will be all right.
D. being pleasant, cooperative, and sincere, and a good listener.
C. negligence. - If an on-duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care and if this failure causes harm or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of:
A. assault.
B. abandonment.
C. negligence.
D. breach of promise.
D. informed - You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient who wants to refuse your care and transport to the hospital. This refusal must be _____ and documented.
A. implied
B. actual
C. involuntary
D. informed
B. implied - The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious patient because of the legal consideration known as _____ consent.
A. applied
B. implied
C. triage
D. immunity
D. meaningless. - A child falls of a trampoline at an elementary school and twists her ankle. Because the parents are not present, the child's consent is
A. not needed.
B. actual.
C. implied.
D. meaningless.
C. Good Samaritan laws - In some states, _____ help protect the off-duty EMT from lawsuits when stopping at the scene of a collision to offer assistance.
A. professional associations
B. blanket insurance policies
C. Good Samaritan laws
D. abandonment laws
A. entering hazmat scenes with SCBA. - Each of the following is the responsiblity of an EMT at a hazardous-materials (hazmat) incident except:
A. entering hazmat scenes with SCBA.
B. protecting yourself and others.
C. recognizing potential problems.
D. notifying the hazardous-materials response team.
B. Standard Precautions. - The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids should be considered potentially infectious is [Show Less]