EMT EMT Legal and Ethical Issues

Question 1

What legal doctrine allows an EMT to treat an unconscious patient without explicit consent?

Accepted Answer

Implied consent

Answer

Expressed consent

Answer

Informed consent

Answer

Involuntary consent

Question 2

A competent adult patient has the right to:

Accepted Answer

Refuse medical treatment

Answer

Demand any medication they choose

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Require the EMT to violate protocol

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Force transport against crew safety

Question 3

A Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order instructs EMTs to:

Accepted Answer

Withhold resuscitative measures as specified

Answer

Withhold all medical care

Answer

Contact medical direction before any treatment

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Perform CPR only if family requests it

Question 4

The term for unauthorized touching of a patient without consent is:

Accepted Answer

Battery

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Negligence

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Assault

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Abandonment

Question 5

Abandonment in EMS occurs when:

Accepted Answer

An EMT discontinues care without transferring to an equal or higher level provider

Answer

A patient refuses transport

Answer

Medical direction cannot be reached

Answer

The EMT hands off to a bystander physician

Question 6

Which of the following best defines negligence in EMS?

Accepted Answer

Failure to provide the standard of care that results in patient harm

Answer

Performing a procedure without consent

Answer

Threatening a patient with force

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Disclosing patient information to media