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24 Cards in this Set
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Scope of practice |
the actions and care that EMT's are legally allowed to perform by the state in which they are providing emergency medical care |
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standard of care |
the care that is expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training when managing a patient in a similar situation |
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duty to act |
legal obligation to provide service, whether you think the patient needs an ambulance or not. while you are on duty you are obligated to care for the patient but while off duty could legally do nothing if you so choose to |
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good Samaritan law |
protects a person who is not being paid for his services from liability for acts performed in good faith unless those acts constitute gross negligence |
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consent |
obtain permission before providing such care |
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informed consent |
patient is informed of the care being provided |
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four types of consent |
expressed, implied, minor and involuntary |
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expressed consent |
the patient must be of legal age and have the mental capacity to make a decision |
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implied consent |
patient is unresponsive or who is not competent or who is unable to make a rational decision, for example a patient who is disoriented because of a head injury |
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consent to treat a minor |
obtained from a parent, legal guardian, or other person who has been granted limited rights of decision making by the parent or guardian such as a teacher, stepparent or another authorized care giver however in the absence of a parent or guardian the implied consent is used. You do not need consent if the Minors are married pregnant, a parent, in the armed forces |
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involuntary consent |
involves a third party or when dealing a mentally incompetent adult |
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tort |
wrongful act , injury, or damage |
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negligence |
a tort in which there is no intent to do any harm to the patient but in which a breach in the duty to act occurred |
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proximate cause |
it must be determined that the injuries suffered by the patient were the direct result of the EMT's negligence |
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intentional tort |
action knowing committed by an individual that is considered to be civilly wrong according to the law |
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abandonment |
stopping treatment of a patient without transferring the patient to another care provider with equal or higher level training and certification |
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assault |
willful threat to inflict harm on a patient |
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battery |
act of touching a patient unlawfully without his or her consent |
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false imprisonment |
intentionally transporting a competent patient without his or her consent, also known as kidnapping |
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defamation |
releasing information to the public that will damage the persons image |
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slander |
spoken form of defamation |
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Libel |
putting a false or damaging statement in writing form or via mass media |
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Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPPA) |
1996 federal law that protects the privacy of patient health care information and give the patient control over how the information is distributed and used |
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COBRA and EMTALA |
provide public access to emergency health care regardless of ability to pay |