HL - Chapter 2 - First Aid - Unit 1- Lesson 1/2 Flashcards
EMS system
is a network of trained professionals linked to provide advanced, out-of- hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness.
Describe the duties of the criminal justice first-aid provider within the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system
your initial duty is to determine if the scene is safe for you and other responders to enter.
- Wearing PPE to help prevent infection
- Gaining access to a patient
- Assessing a patient for life- threatening injuries
- Alerting EMS and relaying all relevant medical information
- Providing a patient with basic medical care
- Remaining with a patient until EMS providers relieve you
Duty to act
your contractual or legal obligation to provide care. you have a duty to act 24/7 within your jurisdictional boundaries.
Standard of care
the degree of care that a reasonable person should exercise
Good Samaritan Act
protects a first-aid provider from liability for emergency care or treatment performed in good faith
Abandonment
You abandon the patient when you stop providing care without ensuring that the patient continues or begins to receive the same or better care.
Negligence
“the failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised in a similar situation
Negligence occurs if all these conditions are present:
- duty to act
- breach of standard of care
- causation - your action or inaction resulted in the patient’s injury
- damages - the patient was harmed as a result of your actions
Expressed consent
is permission given for an action that is clearly and unmistakably stated or written by the patient or legal guardian
Implied consent
the assumption that a person has given permission for an action because of their actions, rather than explicitly expressed
Informed consent
a person’s agreement to allow something to happen, made with full knowledge of the facts, benefits, risks, and alternatives
Consent and Minors
You must have a parent or legal guardian’s permission
before providing care. If not available in life- threatening emergencies or emergencies that could result in disability, provide emergency first aid based on the principle of implied consent.
Do Not Resuscitate/Advance Directive
documents the terminally or chronically ill patient’s wish to refuse cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (CPR) if they stop breathing or if their heart stops beating
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Protects the rights of patients and the release of patient information
