Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Flashcards

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Scope of Practice

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a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMTs job

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Standard of Care

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for an EMT providing care for specific patient in a specific situation, the care that would be expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training when caring for a patient in a similar situation

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Consent

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permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT

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Expressed Consent

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consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being

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Implied Consent

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the consent it is presumed a patient or patient’s parent or guardian would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contaced when care is needed

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in loco parentis

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in place of the parent, indicating a person who may give consent for care of a child when the parents are not present or able to give consent

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Liability

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being held legally responsible

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Assult

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placing a person in fear of bodily harm

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Battery

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causing bodily harm to or restraining a person

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DNR order

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do not resuscitate order
legal document usually signed by the patient and his physician which states that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitation efforts

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Advanced Directive

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a DNR order; instructions written in advance of an event

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Negligence

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a finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act, that needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided, and that harm was caused to the patient as a result

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Tort

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a civil, not criminal , offencse; an action or injury caused by negligence from which a lawsuit may arise

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res ipsa loquitur

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a latin term meaning “the thing speaks for itself”

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Abandonment

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leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training

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Moral

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regarding personal standars or principles of right and wrong

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Ethical

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regarding a social system or social or professional expectations for applying principles of right and wrong

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Good Samaritan laws

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a series of laws, varying in each state, designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administering emergency care

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Confidentiality

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the obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in the patients care, or under subpoena, or in a court of law, or when the patient has signed a release of confidentiality

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HIPAA

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the Health Insurance Portiblity and Accountibility Act, a federal law protecting the privacy of patient specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed

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Libel

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false or injurious information in written form

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Slander

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false or injurious information stated verbally

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Safe Haven law

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law that permits a person to drop off an infanct or child at a police, fire, or EMS station or to deliver the infant or child to any available public safety personnel