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10 Cards in this Set
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your E M T partner treats an emergency airway obstruction by performing a cricothyroidotomy (surgical airway) What has your partner brieched?
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scope of practice
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Components of a negligence case
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-duty to act
-breach of duty -injury or harm was caused (rescue motive is not a component) |
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A health care proxy
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a designated person who makes decisions for the patient
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a 72-year-old woman with an injured hip is being treated and the E M T informs her of the benefits and consequences of the care provided. This is patient is being treated under the concept of:
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expressed consent
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best describe negligence
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deviation from the standard of care that results in the injury to a patient
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Taking a patient against his or her will that is conscious, alert, and oriented could be considered
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False Imprisonment
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Releasing confidential information
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can be done with written consent from the patient or legal guardian
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COBRA and E M T A L A federal regulations for access to ermergency health care allows patients
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access regardless of the ability to pay
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Determinaton of death includes all of the following criteria
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-rigor mortis
-decapitation -loss of vital organ (exception: no pulse after 20 minutes of cpr) |
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Abandonment
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is Failure to transport a patient or transfer care to another professional of equal or higher training
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