ECC Flashcards
Implied consent:
involves an unresponsive person with a life-threatening condition. It is assumed or applied that an unresponsive person would consent to life-saving interventions
An alert person who does not resist the care of a first aid provider is also assumed to have given implied consent
Abandonment
: leaving a person after starting to give help without first ensuring that the person will receive continued care at the same level or higher
Once you have responded to an emergency, you cannot stop providing aid until another competent or trained person takes responsibility
Negligence
not following the accepted standards of care, resulting in further injury to the person
Involves:
Having a duty to act
Breaching that duty (either by not giving care or by giving substandard care)
Causing injury or damage
Exceeding your level of training
Duty to Act
Employer requres it, peeexisting responsibility exists
Breach of Duty:
happens when a first aid provider fails to provide the type of care that would be given by a person having the same or similar training
Act of omission:
failure to do what a reasonably prudent person with the same or similar training would do in the same or similar circumstances
Act of commission:
doing something that a reasonably prudent person would not do under the same or similar circumstances
What si the outcome of breach of duty?
Injury and damage can include: physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, medical expenses, and sometimes loss of earnings and earning capacity
Good Samaritan Laws:
encourage people to assist others in distress by granting them protection from lawsuits
Generally applies only when rescuer:
Is acting during an emergency
Is acting in good faith, which means they have good intentions
Is acting without compensation
Is not guilty of malicious misconduct or gross negligence toward the person
How long should scene size up be?
10 seconds
What should you look for during scene size up?
Hazards, how many people are involved, what is wrong, what has happened, and are there bystanders to help
What are some standard precautions?
Handwashing- most effectie
PPE- medical exam glove(should always be worn when there is contact with bodily fluids)
Masks
Mouth-to mouth barrier devices such as pocket mask during CPR
gowns, aprons are other stuff
Lateral (outer)
part of the body farthest from the middle of the body
Medial (inner):
: parts of the body closer to the middle of the body
Proximal (close):
): areas that are closer to the center of the body or to a point where the arm or leg is attached to the body
Distal (distant):
areas that are distant from the center of the body or from the point of attachment
How does the digestive system and nervous system interlap?
hypothalamus maintains homeostasis by triggering appetite (stomach growling)
Carotid artery:
major artery at neck, supplies head with blood
Femoral artery:
major artery at thigh, supplies thigh and leg with blood
