Chapter 3 Flashcards
Abandonment
Stopping the treatment of the patient without transferring the care to another competent professional of an equal or higher level of training and certification or licensure is known as
Advance directive
Instructions written in advance against resuscitation signed by the patient is a legally recognized document
Assault
Willful threat threat to inflict harm on a patient
Battery
The act of touching a patient unlawfully with out his consent
False imprisonment
Kidnapping
Consent
Permission
Consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act(cobra)
Federal regulations that ensure the public’s access to emergency health care regardless of ability to pay
Defamation
Releasing information to the public in either written or spoken form that is construed to be damaging to that persons character reputation or standing within the community
DNR
Legal document or order that most often governs resuscitation issues only
Durable power of attorney
Also know. As health care proxy designates a person who is legally empowered to make health care decisions
Duty to act
Legal obligation to provide service
Emergency medical treatment and active labor act (EMTALA)
Federal regulations that ensure public’s access to ems health care regardless of ability to pay
Expressed consent
Must be obtained from every conscious adult who has the capacity to make a rational decision before treatment is started
Good Samaritan law
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
Hippa
Federal law that protects the privacy of patient health care information and distribution and use
Implied consent
Also known as emergency doctrine occurs when you assume that a patient who is unresponsive or who is unable to make rational decisions would consent to ems care
Informed consent
Patient must be informed of care to be provided and associated risks and consequences consent obtained is called INFORMED CONSENT
Intentional tort
Action knowingly committed by an individual that is considered civilly wrong according to the law
Involuntary consent
Can be applied when you are dealing with a mentally incompetent adult or with a individual who is in custody of law enforcement or incarcerated
Libel
Putting a false or damaging statement in written form or via mass media
Living will
Often used to cover more general health care issues including the use of long term life support equipment such as ventilations and feeding tubes
Minor consent
Consent to treat a minor
Negligence
Is a tort which there is no intent to harm a patient but duty to act breach occurred
Physician orders for life sustaining treatment (POLST)
Used in patients with serious or terminal illness who are not expected to survive for longer than 1 year. Also know as medical orders for life-sustaining treatment(MOLST)
Proximate cause
Determination that the injuries suffered to a patient were direct results of the emts negligence
Scope of practice
Actions emts are legally allowed to preform
Slander
Spoken form of defamation
Standard of care
The care that is expected to be provided by an emt with similar training when managing a patient
Tort
Wrongful act,injury, or damage, or and injury that resulted from the emts actions
