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WEST COAST EMT CHAPTER 1 EXAMWITH ALL ANSWERS CORRECT AND
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Mentallyvcompetentvpatientsvhavevthevrightvtovrefusevtreatment.vT/F?v-vcorrectvanswer-
True
Whenvavpatientvisvunconscious,vyouvmayvprovidevtreatmentvundervthevconceptvofv_____
____________.v-vcorrectvanswer-Impliedvconsent
Listvconditionsvwherevminorsvmay,vbyvstatevlaw,vgivevconsentvforvmedicalvcarevdespitevt
heirvyoungvage.v-vcorrectvanswer-Married,varmedvservices,vpregnant
__________visvsometimesvnecessaryvwhenvyouvarevconfrontedvwithvavpatientvwhovisvinv
needvofvmedicalvtreatmentvandvtransportationvbutvisvcombativevandvpresentsvavsignifica
ntvriskvofvdangervtovhimself,vherself,vorvothers.v-vcorrectvanswer-Forciblevrestraint
WhatvisvthevdifferencevbetweenvadvancevdirectivesvandvDNRvorders?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Anvadvancevdirectivevisvavwrittenvdocumentvthatvspecifiesvthevtypesvofvcarevavpatientvwo
uldvwantvifvshevwerevunablevtovexpressvitvherself.vAvDNRvordervpreventsvresuscitativevef
fortsvfromvstartingvifvavpatientvgoesvintovcardiacvarrest.
Youvrespondvtovthevhomevofvav72-year-
oldvcancervpatientvwithvavvalidvDNRvorder.vThevpatient'svfamilyvhasvcalledvbecausevhevis
vhavingvdifficultyvbreathing.vShouldvyouvgivevhimvoxygen?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Yes.vAvDNRvordervonlyvappliesvtovresuscitativevmeasuresv(ventilation,vchestvcompressi
ons,vandvdefibrillation).vThevEMTvmustvperformvallvothervmeasuresvinvhisvscopevofvpracti
cevtovmakevDNRvpatientsvcomfortablevandvsafe,vincludingvgivingvoxygen,vstoppingvblee
ding,vapplyingvsplints,vetc.
ThevlawsvthatvdefinevwhatvanvEMTvcanvdovarevcalledv_________________.v-
vcorrectvanswer-ScopevofvPractice
Whatvfourvelementsvmustvbevpresentvtovprovevnegligence?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Duty,vBreachvofvDuty,vDamagesvandvCausation
, Despitevthevexpressedvrefusalvofvcarevbyvavcompetentv40-year-
oldvpatient,vyouvsplintvanvanklevthatvyouvbelievevmayvbevsprained.vWhatvcrimevhavevyouv
committedvbyvdoingvthis?v-vcorrectvanswer-Battery
Listvfourvspecialvsituationsvthatvmay,vbasedvonvstatevorvlocalvlaws,vhavevtovbevreported.v-
vcorrectvanswer-Anyvfourvofvthevfollowing:vAbuse,vinjuryvduringvavfelony,vdrug-
relatedvinjuries,vchildbirth,vscenevofvavcrime,vdeceasedvpatient,vexposurevtovinfectiousvd
isease
Thevfirstvkeyvrulevofvliftingvisvtov____________.v-vcorrectvanswer-
keepvthevbackvinvavstraight,vuprightvpositionvandvliftvwithoutvtwisting.
WhatvarevthevsixvstepsvofvavpowervliftvasvdescribedvinvSkillvDrillv35-1?v-vcorrectvanswer-
1.vTightenvyourvbackvinvitsvnormalvuprightvpositionvandvusevyourvabdominalvmusclesvtovl
ockvitvinvavslightvcurve.
2.vSpreadvyourvlegsvapartvaboutv15″,vandvbendvyourvlegsvtovlowervyourvtorsovandvarms.
3.vWithvyourvarmsvextendedvdownveachvsidevofvyourvbody,vgraspvthevstretchervorvbackb
oardvwithvyourvhandsvheldvpalmsvupvandvjustvinvfrontvofvthevplanevdescribedvbyvthevanter
iorvtorsovandvimaginaryvlinesvextendingvverticallyvfromvitvtovthevground.
4.vAdjustvyourvorientationvandvpositionvuntilvthevweightvisvbalancedvandvcenteredvbetwe
envbothvarms.
5.vRepositionvyourvfeetvasvnecessaryvsovthatvtheyvarevaboutv15″vapartvwithvonevslightlyvf
arthervforwardvandvrotatedvsovthatvyouvandvyourvcentervofvgravityvwillvbevproperlyvbalanc
edvbetweenvthem.vBevsurevtovstraddlevthevobject,vkeepvyourvfeetvflat,vandvdistributevyour
vweightvtovthevballsvofvthevfeetvorvjustvbehindvthem.
6.vWithvyourvarmsvextendedvdownward,vliftvbyvstraighteningvyourvlegsvuntilvyouvarevfullyv
standing.vMakevsurevyourvbackvisvlockedvandvthatvyourvuppervbodyvcomesvupvbeforevyo
urvhips.
Whichvdirectionvshouldvthevpalmsvbevfacingvwhenvlifting?v-vcorrectvanswer-Up
Describevthevdiamondvcarry.v-vcorrectvanswer-
OnevEMTvatvthevheadvend,vonevEMTvatvthevfootvend,vandvanvEMTvonveachvsidevofvthevpa
tient'svtorso.
Whichvendvofvthevbackboardvshouldvgovdownvavflightvofvstairsvfirstvwhenvcarryingvavpatie
ntvonvavbackboard?v-vcorrectvanswer-FootvEnd
Wherevisvmostvofvthevweightvwhenvcarryingvavpatientvinvavsupinevposition?v-
vcorrectvanswer-HeadvEnd
Howvfarvisvsafevtovextendvyourvarmsvwhenvpullingvavpatient?v-vcorrectvanswer-
15″vtov20″vinvfrontvofvyourvtorso
Listvthevfourvemergencyvdragsvthatvcanvbevusedvtovmovevpatientsvfromvlife-
threateningvscenes.v-vcorrectvanswer-Clothesvdrag,vblanketvdrag,varmvdrag,varm-to-
armvdrag
Invwhatvsituationsvmayvyouvusevthevrapidvextricationvtechnique?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevvehiclevorvscenevisvunsafe.
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