2017 Nyc Remac - Gop - Legal

Front 1

True or False

EMTs and EMTPs are mandatory child abuse reporters under New York law.

Back 1

True

Front 2

True or False

CFRs are mandatory child abuse reporters under New York law.

Back 2

False

(EMTs and EMTPs are)

Front 3

EMTs and Paramedics are mandatory ______ reporters under New York law.

Back 3

child abuse

Front 4

Failure to report _____ to ______ may subject EMTs and Paramedics to civil and criminal penalties.

Back 4

child abuse

NYS Child Abuse and Maltreatment Register

(Central Register)

Front 5

Suspected child, spouse and elder abuse must be reported in writing on the _____ and verbally in the _____.

Back 5

PCR

ER

Front 6

Do not delay _____ to gather information about child abuse.

Back 6

transport

Front 7

NYS Law states that infants that are _____ or younger may be abandoned by their parents in a suitable safe location, such as a hospital, ambulance, police station or fire station.

Back 7

30 days of age

(formerly 5 days; law amended in 2010)

Front 8

Parents who abandon their children in safe places may wish to remain _____.

Back 8

anonymous

Front 9

If a parent who lawfully abandons a child offers their name and address...

Back 9

...record it on the PCR.

Front 10

True or False

It is unnecessary for providers to report cases of lawful child abandonment to the NYS Child Abuse and Maltreatment Register.

Back 10

False

(such cases must be reported)

Front 11

Parent or caretakers who lawfully abandon infants should be informed of _____ and told _____.

Back 11

the hospital destination

that they may contact the hospital if they wish

Front 12

The law that provides a defense against prosecution for child abandonment is _____.

Back 12

The Abandoned Infant Protection Act

Front 13

For the purpose of the REMAC treatment protocols, any patient _____ years of age shall be considered an adult patient.

Back 13

15

Front 14

For the purpose of the REMAC treatment protocols, patients less than _____ years of age shall be considered pediatric patients.

Back 14

15

Front 15

To further define pediatric patients, the following four age separations shall be used:

Back 15

(1) Premature

(2) Neonate

(3) Infant

(4) Child

Front 16

The term ______ refers to a pediatric patient born prior to the eight month of gestation.

Back 16

Premature

Front 17

The term ______ refers to a pediatric patient immediately following birth.

Back 17

Neonate

Front 18

The term ______ refers to a pediatric patient from birth to 1 year.

Back 18

Infant

Front 19

The term ______ refers to a pediatric patient from 1 year to less than 15 years of age.

Back 19

Child

Front 20

Obtaining a blood pressure in a pediatric patient is not necessary when....

Back 20

...it agitates the patient or delays transport.

Front 21

When available, pediatric AED-capable pads and cables shall be used for all pediatric patients under the age of _____.

Back 21

9

Front 22

Every attempt should be made to keep pediatric patients _____ during transport.

Back 22

warm

Front 23

Use infant or child CPR techniques for patients under the age of ______.

Back 23

9

Front 24

True or False

Automated external defibrillation should not be delayed or withheld for any reason in patients under the age of 9 with non traumatic cardiac arrest.

Back 24

True

Front 25

A person under the age of ______ is a minor.

Back 25

18

Front 26

Any minor with a life threatening condition should be...

Back 26

...treated and transported right away.

Front 27

Under certain conditions, a minor may request or refuse treatment without parental consent under the Laws of ______.

Back 27

Emancipation

Front 28

A minor is emancipated if one of the following five conditions presently exist:

Back 28

If the minor:

(1) is a mother

(2) is married

(3) has left home; is self supporting

(4) is in the Armed Forces

(5) is requesting treatment for STD, drug abuse or child abuse

(mother, married, manager, marine, malcontent)

Front 29

Minors who are _____ years of age or older shall be treated under the adult protocols.

Back 29

15

Front 30

The term "premature" refers to a pediatric patient born prior to the ____ month of gestation.

Back 30

8th

Front 31

The term "neonate" refers to a pediatric patient...

Back 31

...immediately following birth.

Front 32

The term "infant" refers to a pediatric patient from ____ to ____.

Back 32

birth

1 year

Front 33

The term "child" refers to a pediatric patient from ___ year(s) to less than ____ year(s) of age.

Back 33

1

15