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22 Cards in this Set
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What does Morality concern?
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Right and wrong as governed by individual conscience
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What are the 4 primary sources of Law?
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1-Constitutional
2-Common Law ("case law" or "judge made") 3-Legislative Law 4-Administrative Law |
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What are the 2 categories of Law?
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1- Criminal Law
2- Civil Law (Tort Law) |
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Describe appealate court
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A higher-level court that appeals are sent to
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Range of duty and skills paramedics are allowed and expected to perform
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Scope of Practice
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Describe Immunity and who it usually protects
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it is the exemption of legal liability and usually protects the government NOT the individual
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What are the "Good Samaritan Laws"?
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Laws that provide immunity to certain people who assist at the scene of a medical emergency
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Requires hospitals and EMS agencies to create a notification system to provide information and assistance to the paramedic when an exposure occurs, it is a federal law
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Ryan White Care Act
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Define Negligence
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A deviation from accepted standards of care recognized by law for the protection of others against the unreasonable risk of harm
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Name the 4 components of Negligence
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1-duty to act
2- breach of that duty 3-actual damages 4-proximate cause |
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Name the 3 examples that a breach of duty may occur
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1- Malfeasance-perform wrongful and unlawful act
2- Misfeasance- perform legal act that is harmful/injurious 3- Nonfeasance- faliure to perform req'd act/duty |
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Action or inaction of the paramedic that immediately caused or worsened the damage suffered by the patient
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Proximate Cause
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The principle of law that prohibits the release of medical or other personal information about a patient w/out the patient's consent
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Confidentiality
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An intentional false communication that injuries another person's reputation/good name
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Defamation
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The act of injuring a persons character, name, or reputation by false statements made in writing or through mass media with malicious intent or reckless disregard for the falsity of those statements
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Libel
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Act of injuring a person's character, name, or reputation by false or malicious statements spoken with malicious intent or reckless disregard for the falsity of those statements
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Slander
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Name the different types of Consent
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1-Informed
2-Expressed 3-Implied 4-Involuntary |
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Termination of the paramedic-patient relationship w/out assurance that an equal or greater level of care will continue
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Abandonment
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Whats the difference between assualt and battery
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Assualt- the threat of doing bodily harm
Battery- the physical touching of bodily harm |
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The minimal amount of force necessary to ensure that an unruly or violent person does not cause injury to himself or others
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Reasonable Force
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What are examples of Advanced Directives
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1- DNR
2- Living Will 3-Organ Donor 4-Power of Attorney for Health Care |
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What court systems is where most of the cases in which a paramedic may become involved?
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State Court System
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