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Chapter 3 - Medical, Legal and Ethical Issues Flashcards

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Standard of care

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The care that is expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training

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Scope of practice

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The actions and care EMTs are legally allowed to perform by the state in which they work

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Duty to act

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Your legal obligation to provide service

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Good Samaritan law

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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 - 1959

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Name 3 types of legal protection

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Sovereign immunity - governmental immunity
Statute of limitations - time restraint
Contributory negligence - patient contributes in any manner to his own injuries

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Ethics

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Philosophy specifically directed toward the study of morality

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Morals

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Concepts of rights and wrongs

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Consent

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Permission before providing care

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Informed consent

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Patient must be informed of the care to be provided

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Name the 4 types of consent

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Expressed consent
Implied consent
Minor consent
Involuntary consent

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Expressed consent

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Must be obtained from every conscious, mentally competent adult before treatment begins

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Implied consent

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When you assume that an unresponsive person would consent to emergency care if he could

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Consent to treat a minor

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Must be obtained from a parent or legal guardian or other person who has been granted limited rights before treating patient w

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Involuntary consent

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When dealing with mentally incompetent adult or individuals who are in custody of law enforcement or is incarcerated

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Advanced directive

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Instructions written in advance

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POLST

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Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment

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Competence

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The ability to make an informed decision

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What does a patient need to prove orientation to as to be deemed lucid?

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Person, place, and time

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What is res ipsa loquitur?

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Meaning things speak for them self

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What is negligence per se?

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An act is considered to be negligent simply because it is in violation of regulations or protocols

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Simple negligence

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When an EMT fails to perform care or when a mistake is made

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Gross negligence

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Willful or extremely reckless patient care far beyond negligent or careless

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Proximate cause

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Injuries suffered by the patient were the direct result of the EMTs negligence

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Intentional tort

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An action knowingly committed by an individual that is considered to be civilly wrong according to the law

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Assault

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Willful threat to inflict harm on a patient

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Battery

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Act of touching a patient unlawfully without his consent

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Defamation

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Release of information to the public in either in written or spoken form that is construed to be damaging to that person

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Slander

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Spoken form of defamation

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Libel

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The written form or mass media form of defamation

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What is HIPAA?

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - 1996 federal law that protects the privacy of the patients health care information

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What is COBRA?

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Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - federal regulations that ensure the publics access to emergency health care regardless of ability to pay

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What is EMTALA?

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Emergency medical treatment and active labor act

Also known as the anti patient dumping

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What is dependent lividity?

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Discoloration of the skin from blood pooling that is affected by gravity

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Name 3 special reporting situations?

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Abuse - child, senior, sexual
Crimes - gunshot wounds, knife wounds
Drug related injuries

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What is a durable power of attorney?

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A person who is legally empowered to make health care decisions for the signer of the document

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What is a tort?

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Wrongful act, injury or damage

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What constitutes negligence?

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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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What is abandonment?

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Stoping treatment of a patient without transferring care

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What is false imprisonment?

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Intentionally transporting a competent patient without his consent

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