Prehospital Emergency Care Chapter Three

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Permission obtained from a parent or legal guardian for emergency treatment of a patient who is under legal age is called

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minor consent

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____ assumes an unresponsive patient would agree to emergency treatment.

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implied consent

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

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expressed consent

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Written instructions regarding future resuscitation and care, such as living wills, DNR orders, and health care proxies is called _____

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advance directive

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The obligation to care for a patient who requires it is called ___

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duty to act

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The actions and care that are legally allowed to be provided by a health care provider is called ______

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scope of practice

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A wrongful act, injury, or damage is called

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Tort

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The act of touching a patient unlawfully is called _____

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battery

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_____ generally protects a person from liability for acts performed in good faith unless those acts constitute gross negligence.

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good samaritan law

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Another word for spoken defamation is ____

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slander

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Permission obtained when the patient is provided information related to the care and consequences of care is called _____

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informed consent

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_____ is used in patients with serious or terminal illness who are not expected to survive for longer than one year.

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physician order for life-sustaining treatment

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______ determines the emt's scope of practice.

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the National EMS education standards which makes the national ems scope of practice model.

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If, on call, you begin to dress the wound of an adult who tells you to go away and leave her alone, you can be legally charged with

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battery

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What provides some protection from liability for emergency care provided in good faith?

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the good samaritan law.

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Emergency care that is expected of any EMT under similar circumstances is known as

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standard of care

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Under law, to care for a conscious, competent, adult patient, you must receive :

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the patient's expressed or implied consent.

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A 10-year old is critically injured. The parents can not be located. Treatment can be initiated with ______

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implied consent.

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Under law, in order to refuse treatment, a patient must

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be mentally competent. patient not legally required to sign release.

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Name a valid indication of refusal of care from a competent adult

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pushing you away after treatment has begun.

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Stopping care without ensuring that another health care professional with equivalent or better training will take over is called ____

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Abandonment

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Confidential patient information may be released only under what circumstances?

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A health care provider needs to know in order to continue medical care.

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Your legal obligation to provide service to a patient while you are on duty is known as

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Duty to act

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If a patient is refusing treatment and you are unclear of whether or not he is able to think rationally, before leaving make sure to

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consult medical direction

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A willful threat to a patient that can occur without actual touhing is called

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assault

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The health insurance portability and accountability act (hippa) does what?

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includes limits on disclosure of patient information, training on specific policies, obtaining patient signatures, and the assignment of an ems privacy officer.

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The consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act (COBRA) and the emergency medical treatment and active labor act (EMTALA) are both federal regulations designed to

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ensure public access to emergency care regardless of ability to pay.