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NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - EMS Operations

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Paul may be getting fired from his job as an EMT-Intermediate because last week when he was at the mall, he gave CPR to a woman that wasn’t breathing and then left without making sure that the ambulance that was called came. Why is Paul in trouble?
  1. He failed to act as a Good Samaritan.
  2. He performed outside his scope of practice.
  3. He was negligent
  4. He abandoned his patient.
Explanation
Answer - D - Once an EMT-Intermediate has initiated treatment and arbitrarily discontinues treatment without assuring further care, it is considered abandonment. Abandonment is the termination for the EMT-Intermediate-patient relationship without assuring continuation of the care. EMT-Intermediates should not initiate care and then arbitrarily discontinue it. This can also take place within a hospital setting. For example, leaving a patient unattended on an emergency room stretcher without getting help and having the patient further deteriorate can be considered abandonment.
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