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1
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basic principle of emergency care is to do no _____

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further harm

2
Q

consent is permission to

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render care

3
Q

a person must give _____ for treatment

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consent

4
Q

if a patient is of sound mind he or she has the ____ to _____ care

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right to refuse care (and can withdraw it at any time)

5
Q

the foundation of consent is

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decision making capacity

6
Q

_______ is a nod of the head or a verbal yes

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expressed consent

7
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________ applies to patients who are unconscious or otherwise incapable of making a rational informed decision about care (AKA _______)

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implied consent (AKA emergency doctrine)

8
Q

_______ are under legal age but are considered adults due to certain circumstances

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emancipated minors

9
Q

a body in parts, dependent lividity, rigor mortis, and putrefication are __________

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definitive signs of death

10
Q

a _____ form of DNR is the only valid form of advanced directives in NYS

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paper

11
Q

the ______ is commonly defined by state law and outlines the care that an EMT may provide

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scope of practice

12
Q

standards of care are the

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manner in which you must act or behave

13
Q

_______ is an individuals responsibility to provide patient care

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duty to act

14
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________ is failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same or similar situation

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negligence

15
Q

these four things must be proved to establish negligence

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duty, breach of duty, damages, causation

16
Q

________ is termination of care without a patients consent and without making provisions for care to be continued (equal or higher level of care)

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abandonment

17
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____ is placing a person in fear of bodily harm

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assault

18
Q

_____ is unlawfully touching a person

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battery

19
Q

_______ is communication of false information that damages a person’s reputation

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defamation

20
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defamation can be written (______) or spoken (______)

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written (libel) or spoken (slander)

21
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______ are a philosophy of right and wrong

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ethics

22
Q

_____ is a code of conduct

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morality

23
Q

_______ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a patient who is in need of transport but is combative and presents a significant risk of danger to himself/herself or other

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forcible restraint

24
Q

______ is provided when an EMT has fully explained the nature of the treatment being offered along with any risks and benefits associated with the treatment

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informed consent

25
Q

______ are regulations that serve to protect citizens from liability and error of omission in giving good faith emergency care unless there is wanton, gross, or willful negligence

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good Samaritan laws

26
Q

if a mentally competent patient with a minor injury refuses transport to a hospital you should

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document your assessment on a PCR and have the patient sign a refusal form

27
Q

an ________ is a document that specifies medical treatments that a patient would like to withhold or receive if he or she becomes unable to make decisions

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advanced directive

28
Q

HIPAA generally allows PHI to be shared with

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those directly providing care

29
Q

an incomplete or untidy patient care report may be viewed by a court as evidence of

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incompetence by the author

30
Q

organ donors are treated in the same manner as

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another patient with similar injuries