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WorksheetsEMR review legal,ethical,assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The patient's right to receive all information about his or her condition
Explanatory consent
Informed consent
Privileged communication
negligence
When an individual gets struck with lightening all of their injuries are visible.
True
False, burns are mainly internal and may not be visible right after the injury.
The skin of a person with a deep frostbite look
white and waxy
blue and waxy
white and shiny
waxy and soft
The MOST important and initial treatment for a person with heatstroke is:
rapidly cool them off
elevate the persons lower extremities
open the airway and assess for breathing
move the person to a cooler place
Heatstroke is defined as a condition in which
your temp is 105 degrees
a drop in blood pressure
your sweating mechanism is overwhelmed
you produce more sweat
When arriving on scene of a person being stuck by lightning you find they are unresponsive, not breathing, and does not have a pulse. You should:
assess them for skin burns
immediately attach the AED
begin one-rescuer CPR
As hypothermia progresses, the
pulse rate increases
patients stops shivering
respiration increase
patient becomes mad
If a patient wants to make his or her end-of-life wishes known, he or she completes AN
Advanced healthcare directive
Power of Attorney
Medical Power of Attorney
Malpractice paper
To show regard or special consideration for others
Friendship
Respect
Excellence
Determination
A value is a quality, characteristic or idea that we feel strongly about.
True
False
Compassion means
understanding between people
concern for others, in good times and in suffering
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
What does unethical mean?
Immoral
Unprincipled
Unscrupulous
All of the above
Our family, culture and society help to define our
Consent
Privacy
Morals
Liability
Which of the following statements is true about assessing patients with open abdominal wounds?
Examine only the front of the patient's body.
Examine only the back of the patient's body.
Examine both the front and back of the patient's body.
Examine only the side of the body that was exposed when you approached the patient.
Why is it important to remove jewelry before bandaging a wound?
So the circulation will not be hindered
So that jewelry will not be damaged
So that the would is not contaminated
So that the wound can be unobstructed
Impaired tissue perfusion caused by widespread infection of the blood and invasion of microorganisms in the
body is known which of the following?
Anaphylactic shock
Hypovolemic shock
Septic shock
Neurogenic shock
Which of the following is the first step in treating an electrical burn?
Manage the airway
Bring down the skin temperature
Remove the patient’s clothes and rinse the skin
Determine whether the victim is still in contact with the electrical source and remove the source of the current.
Blunt trauma occurs when:
Energy is dispensed to the surrounding tissue creating a temporary cavity
The velocity and surface area of an object allows the object to penetrate the tissues
The surface area and velocity of an object striking the body are not sufficient to penetrate the tissue
An object creates a break in the skin
The method of categorizing patients according to priorities of treatment is which of the following?
Extrication
Triage
Rescue
Field Categorization
Geriatric patients often are less able to defend against illness and may take much longer to recover when they do become ill. This often results in:
multiple simultaneous illnesses.
forgetting doctor appointments.
taking the wrong medications.
hearing loss.
Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for:
standards, protocols, and evaluation of patient care
certification and licensure of EMRs
staffing decisions and hiring
answering and dispatching 911 calls
