Legal & Ethical Issues
Consent assumed when a patient is unconscious and needs care.
What is implied consent?
What is the study of body structure.
What is Anatomy
Normal oxygen concentration in room air.
What is 21 percent
Identifying hazards and number of patients occurs during this phase.
What is scene size-up?
Burnout is best described as this type of stress reaction.
What is cumulative stress
The legal boundaries defining what an EMT may and may not do.
What is scope of practice?
Blood vessels that allow exchange between blood and tissues.
What are capillaries?
High-pitched sound from upper airway obstruction.
What is stridor
Immediate overall impression of patient condition.
What is general impression?
What is the correct foot positioning for lifting heavy objects.
What is shoulder-width apart?
Leaving a patient in an ED waiting room without notifying staff is an example of:
What is abandonment?
Two most commonly injured portions of the spine.
What are the cervical and lumbar spine?
The simplest way to determine if a patient has a patent airway.
What is asking them to speak (“hello”)?
AVPU assesses this patient characteristic.
What is level of responsiveness?
Using all fingers and the palm in contact with an object is called this grip.
What is a power grip?
An EMT discusses a patient’s diagnosis with a hospital nurse in a public elevator where others can overhear. The EMT later posts no names but includes enough details on social media to identify the patient. Which federal law has been violated?
What is HIPAA
During shock, inadequate tissue perfusion prevents oxygen from reaching this organelle, resulting in decreased ATP and eventual organ failure.
What are mitochondria?
Most effective suction method for large food particles.
What is rigid pharyngeal suction or Yankeur?
The primary assessment is designed to do what?
Also what are the steps?
What is identify and treat immediate life threats?
What are the ABCs
The correct urgent move for a patient seated in a vehicle.
What is a rapid extrication?
An EMT performs a skill not authorized at their certification level but saves the patient’s life. From a legal standpoint, the EMT has most likely committed:
What is practicing outside the scope of practice?
A metabolism that produces little energy, large amounts of lactic acid, and carbon dioxide occurs when oxygen is insufficient.
What is anaerobic metabolism?
A patient with labored breathing, tripod positioning, tachypnea, but normal SpO₂ is experiencing:
What is respiratory distress (not failure)?
You arrive to a bar with an unconscious patient surrounded by a hostile, intoxicated crowd yelling at you. What is your greatest concern during scene size-up?
What is scene safety due to crowd behavior?
You and your partner respond to a 400-lb patient who syncopes when sitting up and cannot assist. Which decision BEST reduces provider injury and follows safe lifting principles?
What is calling for additional manpower?