Chapter 4

Question 1

to consent that is presumed to patients or patients parent or guardian would give if they could

Answer 1

Implied consent

Question 2

A DNR order

Answer 2

Advance directive

Question 3

Being held legally responsible

Answer 3

Liability

Question 4

And obligation to provide care to a patient

Answer 4

Duty to act

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Expressed consent

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Consent

Question 7

A series of laws, varying in each state, designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some healthcare personnel who are administering emergency care

Answer 7

Good Samaritan laws

Question 8

A set of regulations and ethical considerations that defined the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMTs job

Answer 8

Scope of practice

Question 9

The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime maybe found

Answer 9

Crime scene

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Negligence

Question 11

A legal document, usually signed by the patient and his or her physician, stating that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts

Answer 11

DNR order

Question 12

The obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient accept to other health care professionals involved in the patient’s care

Answer 12

Confidentiality

Question 13

Leaving a patient aftercare has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training

Answer 13

Abandonment

Question 14

A person who was completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death

Answer 14

Organ donor

Question 15

A federal law protecting the privacy of patient specific healthcare information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed

Answer 15

HIPAA

Question 16

Name of four criteria or conditions that must be fulfilled for a patient to refuse care or transport

Answer 16

1) legally able to consent
2) Mentally competent and oriented
3) Fully informed
4) Patient asked to sign a release form

Question 17

A finding of negligence requires that all three of the following circumstances be proven

Answer 17

1) EMT had a duty to the patient
2) EMT did not provide the standard of care
3) Proximate causation

Question 18

For types of medical conditions that may be listed on a medical identification device include:

Answer 18

1) heart conditions
2) Allergies
3) Diabetes
4) Epilepsy