WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 LATEST 2023 EXAM 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 LATEST EXAM 350

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

(HIPAA) MOST affects EMS personnel?

Select one:

A. Preventing insurance fraud

B. Controlling insurance costs

C. Protecting patient privacy

D. Ensuring access to insurance - ANSWER- C. Protecting patient

privacy

Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence?

Select one:

A. Duty to act, breach of duty, injury/damages, and causation

B. Abandonment, breach of duty, damages, and causation

C. Duty to act, abandonment, breach of duty, and causation

D. Breach of duty, injury/damages, abandonment, and causation -

ANSWER- A. Duty to act, breach of duty, injury/damages, and

causation

Which of the following general statements regarding consent is correct?

Select one:

A. A patient can consent to transport but can legally refuse to be treated.

B. Patients who are intoxicated are generally allowed to refuse

treatment.

C. All patients older than 18 years can legally refuse treatment or

transport.

D. Expressed consent is valid only if given in writing by a family

member. - ANSWER- A. A patient can consent to transport but can

legally refuse to be treated.

Which of the following statements about the patient care report is

correct?

Select one:

a. It is difficult to prove actions were performed if they are not included

on the report.

b. EMTs are not liable for any actions that are accurately documented.

c. Patient care cannot be discredited based on poor documentation.

d. Incomplete reports are common and accepted in EMS. - ANSWER- a.

It is difficult to prove actions were performed if they are not included on

the report.

Which type of consent is involved when a 39-year-old mentally

competent female with a severe headache asks you to take her to the

hospital?

Select one:

A. Formal

B. Implied

C. Expressed

D. Informed - ANSWER- C. Expressed

You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash.

The driver, a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an

open head injury and massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is not

breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:

Select one:

A. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no

response.

B. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic

crew.

C. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is

deceased.

D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin

CPR. - ANSWER- C. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that

the patient is deceased.

You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical

history who is now in cardiac arrest. The patient's family tells you that

the patient has a DNR order. There is no paperwork available but the

patient does have a MedicAlert bracelet indicating Do Not Resuscitate.

You should:

Select one:

A. initiate resuscitation in the absence of paperwork.

B. transport with minimal care.

C. confirm the patient identity and then confirm the DNR by calling the

MedicAlert Foundation number on the bracelet.

D. confirm the patient's identity and honor the DNR order. - ANSWERC. confirm the patient identity and then confirm the DNR by calling the

MedicAlert Foundation number on the bracelet.

You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident.

The patient, a 13-year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple

injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises

you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15

minutes. What should you do?

Select one:

A. Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for

treatment.

B. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the

hospital.

C. Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the

hospital.

D. Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give

consent. - ANSWER- B. Transport the child immediately and have the

parents meet you at the hospital.

You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has

slow, shallow breathing; and has a weak pulse. The family states that the

patient has terminal brain cancer and does not wish to be resuscitated.

They further state that there is a DNR order for this patient, but they are

unable to locate it. You should: