Chapter 3 Flashcards
The seizing, confining, abducting, or carrying away of a person by force, including transporting a competent adult for medical treatment without his or her consent
Kidnapping
A type of consent in which a patient gives verbal or nonverbal authorization for provision of care of transport
Expressed consent
The philosophy of right and wrong, of moral duties, and of ideal professional behavior
Ethics
Permission to render care
Consent
Failure to provide the same care that person with similar training would provide
Negligence
Written, accepted levels of emergency care expected by reason of training and profession; written by legal or professional organizations so that patients are not exposed to unreasonable risk or harm
Standard of care
The time within which a legal case must be commenced
Statue of limitations
Disclosure of information without proper authorization
Breach of confidentiality
Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions; also called a living will or health care directive
Advance directive
Written questions that the defense and plaintiff send to one another
Interrogations
Most commonly defined by state law; outlines the care that the EMT is able to provide for the patient
Scope of practice
A term relating to medical jurisprudence or forensic medicine
Medicolegal
When a person who has a duty abuses it, and causes harm to another individual, the EMT, the agency, and/or the medical director may be sued for negligence
Proximate causation
Damages that are sometimes awarded in a civil lawsuit when the conduct of the defendant was intentional or constituted a reckless disregard for the safety of the public
Punitive damages
When the EMT or an EMS system is held liable even when the plaintiff is unable to clearly demonstrate how an injury occurred
Res ipsa loquitur
Immediate care or treatment
Emergency medical care
Written documentation by a physician giving permission to medical personnel not to attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest
DNR order
Ability to understand and process information and make a choice regarding appropriate medical care
Decision-making capacity
Wrongful acts that give rise to a civil lawsuit
Torts
The principle of law that permits a health care provider to treat a patient in an emergency situation when the patient is incapable of granting consent because of an altered level of an altered level of consciousness, disability, the effects of drugs or alcohol, or the patients age
Emergency doctrine
A type of advance directive executed by a competent adult that appoints another individual to make medical treatment decisions on his or her behalf in the event that the person making the appointment loses decision-making capacity. Also known as a durable power of attorney for health care
Heath care proxy
A code of conduct that can be defined by society, religion, or a person, affecting character, conduct, and conscience
Morality
Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
Assault
The phase of a civil lawsuit where the plaintiff and defense obtain information from each other that will enable the attorneys to have a better understanding of the case and which will assist in negotiating a possible settlement or in preparing for trial. This includes depositions, interrogatories, and demands for production of records
Discovery
