Chapter 2 Legal/Ethical Principles of Emergency Care Quick Quiz

The actions that a similarly trained individual would do, given the same or similar circumstances, are referred to as the:

• standard of care

• scope of practice

• duty

• negligence

A document that allows a patient to define in advance what his or her wishes are should he or she become incapacitated is called a(n):

• power of attorney

• advance directive

• individual protocol

• doctor's directive

What type of consent is necessary to obtain from responsive, competent adult patients?

• implied

• applied

• absentee

• expressed

Which one of the following is NOT true about expressed consent?

• The patient may withdraw it at any time

• It may be given via nonverbal communication

• It can be given by parents of minors on their behalf

• It requires a signed form to be valid.

You are caring for an overdose patient who is unresponsive. You are legally allowed to provide care based on what type of consent?

• Implied

• expressed

• assumed

• informed

Which one of the following patients may legally refuse care at the scene of an emergency?

• 11 year old boy who was hit by a car while riding his bicycle

• 26 year old unresponsive overdose patient

• 46 year old intoxicated driver of a vehicle involved in a collision

• 68 year old alert woman having chest pain

Which one of the following is NOT an element required for a claim of negligence?

• duty

• abandonment

• damages

• causation

Most states require Emergency Medical Responders and other EMS personnel to report incidents involving known or suspected:

• seizure activity

• accidental overdose

• abuse or neglect

• pregnancy

When caring for a patient at a crime scene, you should:

• allow the patient to shower prior to transport if they wish

• avoid moving objects at the scene when possible

• question the patient about the crime and report information to law enforcement

• refuse to enter without an armed police escort

An Emergency Medical Responder fails to protect patient privacy when he or she:

• provides detailed information about the patient to the nurse in the emergency department

• returns to the station and shares the patient's name with colleagues

• shares details of the patient's condition with the EMTs who are taking over care

• provides details about the emergency after being subpoenaed to court