Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Scope of Practice
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most commonly defined by state law. Outlines the care that he EMT is able to privde
2
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libel
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false and damaging information about a person that is communicated in writing
3
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unlawfully touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent
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battery
4
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health care directive
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a written document that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient(living will)
5
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a legal defense where the defendant believes the actions of the plaintiff contributed to the the injuries and damages
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contributory negligence
6
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Statutory provisions enacted by many states to protect citizens from liability for errors and omissions in giving good faith emergency medical care
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Good Samaritan laws
7
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health care proxy
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Advance directive similar to durable power of attorney. Giving another adult consent to make decisions on their behalf
8
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able to make rational decisions about personal well-being
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competent
9
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emancipated minor
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a person who is under the legal age in a give state, but because of other circumstances is not an adult
10
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competent
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able to make rational decisions about personal well-being
11
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The time within which a case must be commenced
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Statue of limitations
12
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compensatory damage
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damages awarded in a civil lawsuit that are intended to restore the plaintiff to the same condition that he or she was in prior to the incident
13
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When the EMT/EMS system is held liable even when the plaintiff is unable to clearly demonstrate how an injury occurred
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res ipsa loquitur
14
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negligence per se
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a theory that may be used when the conduct of the person being sued is alleged to have occurred in clear violation of a statue
15
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informed consent
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permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risk, benefits, and alternatives to treatment have been explained
16
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rigor mortis
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Stiffening of the body muscles. Definitive sign of death
17
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unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
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assault
18
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gross negligence
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actions that result in a willful or reckless disregard for a duty/ standard of care
19
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patient autonomy
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The right of a patient to make infromaed choice regardin his or her health
20
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torts
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wrongful acts that give rise to a civil lawsuit
21
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The principle of law that permits health care providers to treat a patient in an emergency situation when the patient is incapable of granting consent
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emergency doctrine
22
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ability to understand and process information and make a choice regarding appropriate medical care
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Decision-making capacity
23
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a type of consent in which a patient gives verbal or nonverbal authorization for provision of care or transport
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expressed consent
24
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Defamation
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The communication of false information about about a person that is damaging to that person’s reputation or standing
25
Do not resuscitate (DNR) order
written documentation by a physician giving permission o medical personnel not to attempt resuscitation
26
a serious situation such as injury or illness that threatens the life or welfare of a person or group of people
emergency
27
depositions
oral questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath
28
governmental immunity
legal doctrine that protect an EMS from being sued or may limit the monetary judgement the plaintiff receives
29
The act of physically preventing an individual from initiating any physical action
forcible restraint
30
algor mortis
cooling of the body after death until it matches ambient temp
31
emergency medical care
immediate care or treatment
32
the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent
in loco parentis
33
cooling of the body after death until it matches ambient temp
algor mortis
34
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
35
phase of civil lawsuit where either plaintiff and defense obtain information from each other. Includes disposition, interrogatories, and demands for production of records
discovery
36
negligence
failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide
37
the study of ethics related to issues that arise in healthcare
bioethics
38
duty of act
a medicolegal term related to certain personnel who either by statue or by function have a responsibility to provide care
39
false imprisonment
the confinement of a person without legal authority or or the person's consent
40
blood setting to the lowest point of the body causing discoloration of the skin
dependent lividity
41
written, accepted level of emergency care expected by reason of training and profession. written by legal or profession organization so that patients are no exposed to unreasonable risk
Standard of care
42
putrefaction
decomposition of body tissues. A definitive sign of death
43
false and damaging information about a person that is communicated in writing
libel
44
Any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be linked to an individual
Protected health information (PHI)
45
Implied consent
type of consent in which patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment
46
Advance directive similar to durable power of attorney. Giving another adult consent to make decisions on their behalf
health care proxy
47
Protected health information (PHI)
Any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be linked to an individual
48
decomposition of body tissues. A definitive sign of death
putrefaction
49
permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risk, benefits, and alternatives to treatment have been explained
informed consent
50
A code of conduct that can be defined by society religion or a person affecting character, conduct, and conscience
morality
51
res ipsa loquitur
When the EMT/EMS system is held liable even when the plaintiff is unable to clearly demonstrate how an injury occurred
52
Medicolegal
a term relating to medical law or forensic medicine
53
type of consent in which patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment
Implied consent
54
the philosophy of right and wrong of moral duties and ideal professional behavior
ethics
55
assault
unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
56
bioethics
the study of ethics related to issues that arise in healthcare
57
legal doctrine that protect an EMS from being sued or may limit the monetary judgement the plaintiff receives
governmental immunity
58
abandonment
EMT stops providing care without the patient's consent and without trying to transfer care to another medical profession
59
oral questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath
depositions
60
Good Samaritan laws
Statutory provisions enacted by many states to protect citizens from liability for errors and omissions in giving good faith emergency medical care
61
most commonly defined by state law. Outlines the care that he EMT is able to privde
Scope of Practice
62
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
63
disclosure of information without proper authorization
breach of confidentialiality
64
morality
A code of conduct that can be defined by society religion or a person affecting character, conduct, and conscience
65
emergency doctrine
The principle of law that permits health care providers to treat a patient in an emergency situation when the patient is incapable of granting consent
66
The communication of false information about about a person that is damaging to that person's reputation or standing
Defamation
67
applied ethics
The manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into professional conduct
68
Punitive damages
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
69
permission to render care
consent
70
expressed consent
a type of consent in which a patient gives verbal or nonverbal authorization for provision of care or transport
71
false and damaging information about a person that is communicated by spoken word
slander
72
written questions the defense and plaintiff send to one another
interrogatories
73
battery
unlawfully touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent
74
ethics
the philosophy of right and wrong of moral duties and ideal professional behavior
75
a person who is under the legal age in a give state, but because of other circumstances is not an adult
emancipated minor
76
failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide
negligence
77
consent
permission to render care
78
discovery
phase of civil lawsuit where ethe plaintiff and defense obtain information from each other. Includes disposition, interrogatories, and demands for production of records
79
kidnapping
seizing, confining, abducting or carrying away of a person by force. includes transporting a competent adult for medical treatment without his/ her consent
80
wrongful acts that give rise to a civil lawsuit
torts
81
Decision-making capacity
ability to understand and process information and make a choice regarding appropriate medical care
82
seizing, confining, abducting or carrying away of a person by force. includes transporting a competent adult for medical treatment without his/ her consent
kidnapping
83
forcible restraint
The act of physically preventing an individual from initiating any physical action
84
a medicolegal term related to certain personnel who either by statue or by function have a responsibility to provide care
duty of act
85
The right of a patient to make infromaed choice regardin his or her health
patient autonomy
86
dependent lividity
blood setting to the lowest point of the body causing discoloration of the skin
87
durable power of attorney for health care
advance directive executed by a competent adult that appoints another individual to make medical treatment decision on his/her behalf
88
interrogatories
written questions the defense and plaintiff send to one another
89
EMT stops providing care without the patient's consent and without trying to transfer care to another medical profession
abandonment
90
Proximate causation
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
91
in loco parentis
the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent
92
Stiffening of the body muscles. Definitive sign of death
rigor mortis
93
a term relating to medical law or forensic medicine
Medicolegal
94
immediate care or treatment
emergency medical care
95
advance directive
written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions (living will)
96
Statue of limitations
The time within which a case must be commenced
97
breach of confidentialiality
disclosure of information without proper authorization
98
Standard of care
written, accepted level of emergency care expected by reason of training and profession. written by legal or profession organization so that patients are no exposed to unreasonable risk
99
actions that result in a willful or reckless disregard for a duty/ standard of care
gross negligence
100
a written document that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient(living will)
health care directive
101
damages awarded in a civil lawsuit that are intended to restore the plaintiff to the same condition that he or she was in prior to the incident
compensatory damage
102
The manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into professional conduct
applied ethics
103
written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions (living will)
advance directive
104
the confinement of a person without legal authority or or the person's consent
false imprisonment
105
written documentation by a physician giving permission o medical personnel not to attempt resuscitation
Do not resuscitate (DNR) order
106
emergency
a serious situation such as injury or illness that threatens the life or welfare of a person or group of people
107
contributory negligence
a legal defense where the defendant believes the actions of the plaintiff contributed to the the injuries and damages
108
slander
false and damaging information about a person that is communicated by spoken word
109
advance directive executed by a competent adult that appoints another individual to make medical treatment decision on his/her behalf
durable power of attorney for health care
110
a theory that may be used when the conduct of the person being sued is alleged to have occurred in clear violation of a statue
negligence per se
