Ems Terminology Chap. 3

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abandonment

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the act of discontinuing emergency care without ensuring that another health care professional with equivalent or better training will take over

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advance directive

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instructions, written in advance, such as a living will or do not resuscitate (DNR) order.

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assault

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a willful threat to inflict harm on a person

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battery

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the act of touching a person unlawfully without his consent

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defamation

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an intentional false communication that injures another person's reputation or good name

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Do no resuscitate (DNR) order

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a legal document, usually signed by the patient and his physician, that indicates to medical personnel which, if any, life-sustaining measures should be taked when the patient's heart and respiratory funcitons have ceased

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Duty to act

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the obligation to care for a patient who requires it

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expressed consent

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permission that must be obtained form every conscious, mentally competent adult before emergency treatment may be provided.

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false imprisonment

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the intentional and unjustifiable detention of a person without his consent or other legal authority

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Good Samaritan Law

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a law that provides immunity from liability for acts performed in good faith to assist at the scene of a medical emergency unless those acts constitue gross negligence

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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a federal law enacted in 1996 that protects the privacy of patient health care information and gives the patient control over how the information is distributed and used

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Implied Consent

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the assumption that, in a true emergency where a patient who is unresponsive or unable to make a rational decision is a t significant risk of death, disability, or deterioration of condition, that patient would agree to emergency treatment.

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Informed Consent

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consent for treatment that is given by a competent patient based of full disclosure of possible risks and consequences

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libel

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the act of injuring a person's reputation or good name in writing or through the mass media with malicious intent or reckless disregard for the falsity of those statements

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negligence

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the act of deviating from an accepted standard of care through carelessness, inattention, diregard, inadvertence, or oversight, which results in further injury to the patient. Simple negligence is a failure to perform care or commission of an error in care. Gross negligence is willful, wanton, or extremely reckless patient care that goes for beyond simple negligence r carelessness and tat can be construed as being dangerous to the patient

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scope of practice

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the actions and care that are legally allowed to be provided by an EMT

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slander

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the act of injuring a person's reputation or good name through spoked statements with malicious intent or reckless disregard for the falsity of those statements.

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Standard of care

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emergency care that would be expected to be given to a patient by any trained EMT under similar circumstances.