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21) When a patient care report is found to be incomplete or inaccurate, the paramedic should: A) Erase or white out the incorrect information and write in the correct facts B) Add a dated and signed written addendum to the original report C) File a completely new report with the correct information D) Cross out the incorrect information so that it cannot be read and add the correct information to the bottom of the report, dating and signing it 22) The unilateral termination of the paramedic-patient relationship by the paramedic without assurance that an equal or greater level of care will continue is known as: A) Misfeasance B) Abandonment C) Assault D) Battery 23) The degree of care, skill, and judgment that would be expected of any similarly trained, reasonable paramedic acting under similar circumstances is called the: A) Test of prudent actions B) Standard of care C) Duty to act D) Scope of practice 24) DNR orders, durable powers of attorney, and living wills are forms of: A) Standards of care B) Protocols C) Advance directives D) Medical orders 25) Which of the following statements about civil suits regarding torts is generally true? A) The burden of proof rests on the defendant. B) Plaintiff seeks to recover damages from the defendant. C) Guilt must be proven beyond a shadow of a reasonable doubt. D) Intent to harm must be proven. 26) A physician has ordered you to give a medication that you believe will harm your patient. Which of the following should you do? A) Question the physician but carry out the order if the physician insists. B) Contact a supervisor in the EMS system and request a second opinion. C) Carry out the ordered treatment but note your objection in the patient care report. D) Question the physician, refuse to carry out the order if the physician insists you do so, and document the incident. 27) You have responded to a physician’s office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The physician says, “This is a chemical code only. Just give the meds, but don’t intubate or do CPR.” Which of the following should you do? A) Tell the physician you are bound to treat the patient according to protocol. If the physician would like you to do something different, she must take complete responsibility for patient care. B) Comply with her orders on the scene to avoid a confrontation, but initiate appropriate care once you are in the back of the ambulance. C) Tell the physician you cannot comply with her orders under any circumstances, then file a report with the state medical licensing board about her negligence in this case. D) Because this is the patient’s personal physician, you must comply with her orders. 28) Protecting those at risk is an example of a paramedic’s ________ duty. A) Legal B) Medical/legal C) Ethical D) Moral 29) Which of the following is best described as the unlawful touching of another individual without the individual’s consent? A) Battery B) Malpractice C) Negligence D) Assault 30) Paramedic Davis and his partner, EMT-I Smothers, are eating lunch in the hospital cafeteria and discussing the details of a call they ran last week on well-known news anchor Adam Best. Unbeknownst to Davis and Smothers, Mr. Best’s coanchor is sitting directly behind them listening to the details. Which of the following best describes the actions of Davis and Smothers? A) Slander B) Breach of confidentiality C) Negligence D) Libel