MIDTERMS (LEC)

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the division of the legal system that deals with wrongs against society or its members.

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Criminal Law

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the act or process of carrying on a lawsuit.

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Litigation

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the division of the legal system that deals with non- criminal issues and conflicts between two parties.

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Civil Law

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Civil Law examples

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. contracts, domestic relations and torts

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a branch of civil law concerning civil wrongs between two parties.

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Tort Law

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Tort Law examples

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e.g. malpractice suit

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a state legislation that defines the scope and role of the paramedic and all prehospital workers

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Medical Practice Acts and State EMS Legislation

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is the granting of privileges by a physician to a a non-physician to perform well-delineated skills and procedure

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delegation of authority

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may only function under the direct supervision of a licensed physician by telephonic or radio communications, or by accepted, approved standing orders

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The paramedic

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only protect those that have had basic first aid training and are certified.

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Good Samaritan laws

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4 Key Elements

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1.Acts in good faith 2.Is not negligent
3.Acts within the scope of his or her training 4.Does not accept payment for his or her services.

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responds to an emergency or disaster
The VHP is immediately confronted with the risk of
civil liability for negligence conduc

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Volunteer liability

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is a deviation from an accepted standard of care. It is synonymous with malpractice in the context of medical care.

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Negligence

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Four Elements In Order to Win a Lawsuit for Negligence:

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• Duty to Act
• Breach of duty by the paramedic
• prove there were damages
• paramedic’s actions were the proximate cause of the damages

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a legal concept describing a person, who, through his or her actions, does something that produces an effect. In current usage, it usually means that a person was the immediate causative factor in a civil or criminal wrong.

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proximate cause

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A Latin phrase meaning “ the thing speaks for itself,”

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*res ipsa loquitur

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the granting of permission to treat, by a patient to a health care provider.

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Consent

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the termination of a health care provider-patient relationship, without assurance that an equal or greater level of care will continue

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Abandonment

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refusal of care by a patient must be informed and properly documented.

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Refusal of Service

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an action that places a person in immediate fear of bodily harm.

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Assault

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the unlawful touching of a person without his or her consent.

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Battery

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defined as intentional and unjustifiable detention.

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False imprisonment

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the act of injuring a person’s character, name, or reputation by false or malicious writings.

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Libel

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the act of injuring a person’s character, name, or reputation by false or malicious spoken words.

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Slander

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a written request to withhold heroic life support measures from a patient with a terminal condition. A living will is usually executed before a person becomes ill or injured and is used to express that person’s wishes.

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Living will

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similar to living wills

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Natural death acts

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means someone is experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, typically an adult.

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Code Blue

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indicates a baby or child is experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency.

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Code White

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lerts hospital staff to a fire or probable fire.

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Code Red

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PASS

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Pull the Pin
Aim at the base of Fire
Squeeze the ahndle
Sweep side to side

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eans a missing child or child abduction.
● In most cases, the hospital will go on lockdown during the search for the child to ensure no one leaves the building
with them.

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Purple

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ike Code Purple but denotes an infant abduction.

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Pink

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indicates a combative or aggressive person, requiring security personnel.

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Gray

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defined as an exposure to a hazardous material or substance within a facility.
● It may also be called if a patient becomes violent during a medical procedure,

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Orange

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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
ACTIVATION)

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Green

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to be the most wavering code, but it generally indicates that the hospital has activated an emergency operations plan

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Green

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alerts hospital staff to the presence of a person armed with a weapon, an active shooter, or a hostage situation.

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Silver

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indicates a bomb threat.
● Each hospital should have an evacuation protocol in the
event of a bomb threat

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Black

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dicate severe weather affecting the facility.
● Depending on the size and location of your facility, different protocols may exist for responding to a Code

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Brown