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8 Cards in this Set
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Scope of Practice
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Overall emergency care that an emt is trained to provide
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Standard of Care
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Care expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training managing a patient in a similar situation. Set Guidlines.
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Duty to Act
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Legal obligation that an EMT while on duty has to stop and render aid. If off duty, it depends on your state.
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Good Samaritan Law
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Protects a person who is not being paid for his services from liability for acts performed in good faith unless those acts constitute gross negligence.
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What are the three types of consent
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Expressed consent, Implied consent, minor consent.
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Implied Consent
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You assume that an unresponsive patient or altered mental status patient would agree to emergency care.
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Expressed Consent
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Must be obtained from every conscious, mntally competent adult before treatments is started. The patient must be of legal age, competent to make a decision.
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Consent to treat a minor or a mentally imcompetent adult
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To treat a minor, consent must be obtained from legal guardian. If parent isn't available, consent is implied. no parent consent needed for an emancipated minor (married, pregnant, parent)
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