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7 Cards in this Set
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Ethics |
Ethical standards Principles that identify desirable conduct by members of a particular group Morality Principles of right or wrong |
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Legal system |
Constitutional law Based on Constitution of the United States I protect people against government abuse Common law AKA case law Society's acceptance of customs and Norms over time it changes and grows over years Legislative law AKA statutory Does not come from Court decisions it is created by lawmaking or legislative bodies Administrative law AKA regulatory Enacted by administrative or governmental agencies at either federal or state level Criminal law It is crime and punishment Government will prosecute an individual on behalf of society for violating laws meant to protect Society Civil law Non-criminal issues such as personal injury contract disputes Plaintiff is the person initiating Defendant is person against whom complaint is made Tort law Branch of civil law that deals with civil wrongs committed by one individual against another examples include medical malpractice assault battery and slander |
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Laws affecting EMS |
Scope of practice Range of Duties and skills paramedics are allowed and expected to perform Set forth by medical authorities Certification Recognition granted to an individual who has met predetermined qualifications to participate in certain activities it is given by a certifying agency Licensure Process used to regulate occupations government agency such as State Medical Board grants permission to an individual who meets established qualifications Immunity Exemption from legal liability generally from County and state employees Good Samaritan laws Immunity 4 people who assist at Medical emergencies off duty as long as they are responding as a BLS level Ryan White Care Act If the paramedic is exposed to a blood-borne or Airborne pathogens they can get medical information about the patient International tort Civil wrong committed by one person against another based on a willful act Negligence Deviation from accepted standards of care Duty to act Duty to respond to a scene and render care Duty to obey federal state and local regulations Duty you need to operate emergency vehicle safely Duty to provide care and transportation to the expected standard of care Standard of care Another paramedic under the same circumstance would provide the same degree of care skill and judgment Breach of Duty Malfeasance wrongful or unlawful Act example assault Misfeasance performance of a legal act in a manner that is harmful or injurious example unrecognized ET tube in the esophagus Nonfeasance failure to perform required active duty example not securely restraining the patient to the structure before transport Actual damages Plaintiff must prove he was actually harmed in way that can be compensated by an award for damages done Proximate cause Actions or inactions of the paramedic immediately cause or worsen the damage suffered by the plaintiff All of the above have to be met to see the paramedic for negligence Borrowed servant doctrine If supervising other emergency care providers like EMTs you can be liable for any negligent act they commit |
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Paramedic patient relationships |
Confidentiality Medical information or personal information about a patient will not be released to a third party without permission of patient Hipaa Established in 1996 Changed methods EMS providers use to file for insurance and Medicare payments Added privacy protection for EMS patients Defamation Person makes intentional faults communication that injures another person's reputation or good name Libel Entering person's character name or reputation by false statements and writing or mass media Slander Enduring person's character name or reputation buy false statements spoken with malicious intent or Reckless regard for falsity of statements Invasion of privacy Release of confidential information without legal justification Consent Granting permission from the patient to be treated Informed consent Informing patient of illness risks alternative treatments and dangers of refusing treatment Expressed consent Person directly grants permission to be treated Implied consent Unconscious or altered patient that requires treatment Involuntary consent Court-ordered treatment even if patient may not wanted it example mentally crazy people Professional boundaries Ethical and social limits to the interactions between paramedics and the patients they serve Abandonment Termination of paramedic patient care without providing for the appropriate continuation of care well it is still needed and desired by the patient Assault threatening to harm Battery actual harm or touching of another individual without consent False imprisonment Patient who is transported without consent or who is restrained without proper justification Reasonable Force Minimum amount of force necessary to ensure patient does not cause injury to himself you or others |
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Resuscitation issues |
Advance directives Document change sure certain treatment choices are honored by the patient if they cannot make them themselves Living will Legal document that allows person to specify the kind of medical treatment they wish to receive should the need arise DNR Legal document that indicates to medical personnel which if any life-sustaining measures that they want to have taken place in order to help save them |
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Employment laws |
Title vii Federal law prohibits workplace harassment and discrimination Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 gives you up to 12 weeks a year off 4 babies being born family or medical emergencies Fair labor standards Act deals with minimum wage overtime pay child labor standards and record-keeping |
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Ca ems law |
Title 22 chapter 9 chapter 4 our laws and regulations for California state laws 4 EMS |
