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What is the rating for a 30 year old heavy furniture assembler with a soft
tissue injury to the cervical spine causing a loss of range of motion resulting
in an 8% impairment standard? A. 9% B. 11% C. 15% D. 19% - -B. 11%
15.01.02.02-8%-{5}10-470H-13-11%
-What is the rating for a 40 year old forester with an elbow injury resulting in
loss of motion and a 50% upper extremity impairment? A. 25% B. 28% C.
31% D. 40% - -C. 31% 16.03.01.00-30%-{2}34-213E-31-31%
-A 47 year old actor has a chemical burn to an upper extremity producing a
cosmetic disfigurment resulting in a 5% WPI. What is the rating? A. 0% B. 5%
C. 11% D. 13% - -D. 13% 08.01.00.00-5%-{2}6-210J-11-13%
-A 27 year old chemist has a chemical burn to the eyes in 2010 producing a
14%whole person impairment. What is the rating? A. 14% B. 15% C. 19% D.
21% - -C. 19% 12.01.00.00-14%-{1}15-212i-21-19%
-A 100% upper extremity impairment is what percentage of a whole person
impairment? A. 20% B. 50% C. 60% D. 75% - -C. 60% (page 1-3 in 2005 PD
schedule)
-For an injury in 2005 what is the maximum permissable add-on for
subjectives? A. None. B. 3% C. 5% D. Whatever is called for by the examining
physician - -B. 3% (Page 1-12 in 2005 PD schedule)
-In 2004 an employee becomes permanent and stationary for a bilateral loss
of vision injury. How is the disability rated? A. Ratings are based on vision
with best practicable correction. B. Whichever eye rates highest is used. C.
Ratings are based on uncorrected vision. D. The standard rating shall be
based on disability found under reduction of vision plus 1/2 the difference
between disabilities 2.4 and 2.3. - -A. Ratings are based on vision with best
practiable correction
-Under AMA Guides apportionment is based on? A. Causation B. Medical
report of treating physician C. Pre-existing disability D. Informal rating - -A.
Causation
-What is the rating for immobility of the hip where the arc of motion is 0 - 60
degreeS? A. 10% B. 23% C. 30% D. 40% - -B. 23%
, -When both instability and thigh atrophy are present what is the rating? A.
The rating for the instability. B. The rating for thigh atrophy. C. All of the
rating for the greatest disability And approximately one half of the lesser
disability. D. The disability producing the greater rating only. - -D. The
disability producing the greater rating only.
-A cardiac condition results in preclusion from heavy lifting. What is the
scheduled rating? A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D.25% - -C. 20%
-In 2004 the employee has an injury to the knee. There is no loss of motion,
no instability and no thigh atrophy. The employee has to wear a stretch knee
brace. What is the standard rating? A. 0% B. 7% C. 10% D. 15% - -C. 10%
-An employee's husband comes to where she works and shoots her as a
result of a marital dispute. The injury is: A. Not compensable because it did
not arise out of employment. B. Not compensable because it did not occur in
the course of employment. C. Compensable because ti arose out of the
employment. D. Compensablle because it occurred in the course of
employment. - -A
-An employee whose diabetes is out of control punches out at 3 pm, before
leaving the company parking lot, he faints and fallls fracturing his elbow. You
should: A. Pay for the treatment for the fracture and pay for the treatment
for the diabetes so that the fracture can heal. B. Pay for just the fracture. C.
Deny the claim ebcause it occurred after work. D. Deny the claim because it
is not work related. - -A
-What is the role of the investigator assigned to pursue issues of
compensability. A. Determine all the facts. B. Determine proof of claim being
fraudulent. C. Determine compensability from all the facts gathered. D.
Determine if benefits are due to the injured worker. - -A
-An accountant took work home for an annual report. The employee left
work at the normally appointed hour and was not reimbursed for mileage.
The employee was injured in an auto accident at an intersection one block
from home and his supervisor calls to tell you they found paperwork for the
end of the year report iin his briefcase in the car. You should: A. Accept as an
exception to the coming and going rule. B. Delay and investigate. C. Deny. D.
Close the file. - -A
-An employee is injured at the place of employment when he burns himself
in the kitchen while cleaning up after a meeting with other employees and
his supervisor. The injury would have not occurred had the employee not
been drinking with other employees during the meeting. A. the injury is
compensable because the drinking was condoned by the employee's
supervisor. B. The injury is not compensable because the attendance at the
,meeting was voluntary. C. The injury is compensable because the
attendance at the meeting was not voluntary. D. The injury is compensable
because the consumption of alcohol occurred during work hours. - -A
-An employee is in the break room drinking vodka. A conveyor falls seriously
injuring him and the doctor at the hospital says the employee was
intoxicated. You should: A. Accept the claim. B. Deny the claim. C. Obtain a
copy of the blood alcohol report and deny the claim. D. Deny the claim due
to intoxication. - -A
-A high school teacher leaves schol after the end of the day. The school,
located ina bad neighborhood provides parking for her in a district owned lot
at the school . The teacher pulls out of the school lot onto the city street and
approximately two blocks from the school while stopped at a red light a man
forces his way into her car, assaults her and steas her purses. A. The injury is
not compensable because of the coming and going rule. B. The injury is not
compensable because it did not occur in the school districts's lot on their
property. C. The injury is not compensable because it does not fall within any
of the recognized exceptions to Labor Code 3600. D. The injury is
compensable because the employment subjected the employee to a special
risk. ` - -D
-The injured employee contracts Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion during
surgery for a work related injury. You are responsible for: A. Temporary
disability and permanent disability. B. Nothing, the Hepatitis C is not work
related. C. Medical treatment for the Hepatitis C. D. The compensable
consequences of the Hepatitis - -D
-An employee who does not receive mileage reimbursement for use of his
car, while on an unpaid lunch hour, is injured whileon his way to the bank to
cash his paycheck. You shoud: A. Deny due to a personal errand. B. Deny
due to personal errand not related to work. C. Accept because of the
personal comfort doctrine. D. Delay and investigate - -B
-The employee is receiving salary continuation from the employer in lieu of
TD. Is DWC notice required? A. No, a separate notice is not required. B. Yes a
regular DWC notice. C. Yes, a DWC notice with an explanaton of the salary
continuation plan with the initial notice. D. No but an explanaton od the
salary contiuation plan is required. - -C
-An employee is at home for a workers' compensation injury receiving TD.
He contracts measles from one of his children. What are you liable for? A.
Medical and indemnity. B. Medical treatment for both maladies. C. Medical
treatment and indemnity for the injustrial injury only. D. Medical treatment
ffor the measles pursuant to the compensable consequences doctrine. - -C
, -You are in the process of stipulation to a permanent disability award wth
the employee when you receive a call from a furniture company who says
the employee owes them $2000. You should: A. Pay the furniture company
debt from the F&A. B. Don't pay because the debt is not a valid lien under
the Labor Code. C. Refer the furniture company to the WCAB. D. Tell the
furniture company to file a lien with the WCAB. - -B
-While on scheduled break with the boss and coworkers at their usual place
the employee has an injury. You subsequently receive a call from applicant
attorney asking why havent paid benefits to the employee. You call the
employer and the employer says they did not report it because they did not
think it was compensable. A. The employer should have reported it because
the employee reported the claim. B. The employer should have repoprted it
because any injury us compensable. C. The employer should have reported it
because the employee was recieving wages during the break. D. The
employer should have reported it becayse the off premises breaks were
customary and had the approval of the employer. - -D
-The employer encourages the employees to carpool and provides vans for
the employees. An injury that occurs while commuting is: A.
Noncompensable B. Noncompensable because of the coming and going rule.
C. Compensable D. Compensable as an exception to the coming and going
rule. - -D
-An employee is traveling on business at the request of his employer and
while stopped for lunch at a restaurant the employee is injured. The claim
would be: A. Not compensable because of the coming and going rule. B. Not
compensable because the employee was on a lunch break. C. Compensable
due to the Bunkhouse rule. D. Compensable duue to the commercial traveler
rule - -D
-A volunteer nurse's aid for a non profit hospital injures her back lifting a
patient. The injury is: A. Not compensable. B. Not compensable due to
volunteer status. C. Compesable because as a volunteer he received free
lunches. D. Compensable if the Board of Directors declares volunteers be
deemed employees in writing prior to the injury. - -D
-When can an injured worker not attend a QME/AME exam? A. When mileage
is paid before the exam. B. When mileage is not paid before the exam. C.
When you do not notify them 5 days before the exam. D. There are no
consequences for missing the appointment. - -B
-A foreman and coworkers are drinking on the loading dock after work ends
at 5 pm. A coworker is injured when he backs his truck into something while
leaving because he was intoxicated. Is the injury compensable? A. Yes
because of the compensable consequences rule. B. Yes because the drinking
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