EMS-111 FINAL NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .
VERIFIED/GRADED A+
Recognize negligence given a scenario - ----Answers---the act of deviating from an accepted standard of care through carelessness, inattention, disregard, inadvertence, or oversights, which results in further injury to the patient
Advance directives, emt actions to be taken with or without polst documentation - ----Answers---polst/dnr Must determine validity
Living will Addresses long term life support equipment Healthcare durable power of attorney Person designated by the patient to make decisions regarding healthcare
Intentional torts: abandonment, assault, battery, slander, libel; false
imprisonment - ----Answers---emt knowingly committed - legally considered civil wrongdoing
Abandonment - leaving the patient with a lesser qualified individual
Assault - willful, threat to inflict harm 1 / 4
Battery - unlawfully touching a person without consent
False imprisonment - intentionally transporting a patient without consent
Defamation - release of written or spoken information to the public which damages the person's reputation or standing within the community
Slander - spoken form of defamation
Libel - written form of defamation
Determine if a patient can refuse treatment and transportation - ---- Answers---all competent medically informed patients have a right to refuse treatment or transport by ems personnel
Hippa - emt practice policies and behaviors - ----Answers---na
Recognizing death in the field - obvious vs presumptive - ---- Answers---treatment may be withheld or terminated if a patient has a valid polst/dnr
Presumptive signs of death requiring treatment unless a valid polst/dnr on scene Absence of pulse, breathing or breath sounds 2 / 4
Complete unresponsiveness to any stimuli No eye movement or pupil reflex Absence of a blood pressure No reflexes
Obvious signs of death when resuscitative treatment may be withheld despite no dnr Decapitation Rigor mortis (2-12 hour onset) Decomposition of the body Dependent lividity
Sequencing of care while on a crime scene - ----Answers---assure personal safety first, crew safety second, then patient care
Mandatory reporting obligations - ----Answers---child abuse Elder abuse Spousal abuse Dog bites Sexual assault Gunshot wounds Suspicious burns and poisonings Drug use injuries Suspected infectious disease exposure Attempted suicide 3 / 4
Use of restraints
Main purpose of documentation - ----Answers---to report accurate data obtained during time with a patient to ensure continuity of care
Legal concerns: confidentiality, distribution, refusal of treatment,
falsification, correcting errors - ----Answers---all competent medically informed patients have a right to refuse treatment or transport by ems personnel
Explain medical care given Consequences of failing to accept care/transport including the potential for death Circumstances when the patient refused to allow complete assessment or the patient refused all emergency care Patient was alert and oriented to time, place and person There was no question, the patient understood the information and instructions given Patient was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was not mentally incapacitated The patient was not suffering from any type of distracting injury The patient may then sign the refusal form
Falsification Most common are vital signs Treatment performed or not performed
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