Part 2 Flashcards
standard of care
manner in which an individual must act or behave when giving care. determined by: comparison to a person of similar training, education, state and local statues, case law
duty to act
the obligation to care for a patient who requires it
abandonment
the act of discontinuing emergency care without ensuring that another health care professional with equivalent or better training will take over
negligence
failure to perform an important necessary technique or performance of such a technique in a careless or unskilled manner so as to cause further injury to the patient
3 elements of negligence
duty, breach of duty, causation of further injury (physical, psychological, financial)
emancipated minor
one who is married, pregnnt, parent in armed forces, or financially independent and living away from home
things you need to report in your office
suspected child abuse elderly abuse spousal abuse (check laws) injuries resulting from commission of a felony (check laws) birth in your office death in your office
risk factors for heart attack
smoking high BP high cholesterol physical inactivity diabetes obesity stress heredity race sex age
CVA risk factors
age men women on birth control race diabetes prior stroke heredity high BP heart disease cigarette smoking high RBC count TIA
complications of CPR
vomiting gastric distention strain/sprain rib fx lacerated liver punctured lung cardiac contusion splenic rupture dentures
