Chapter 3: Medical, Legal, and Ethical issues

Question 1

basic principle of emergency care is to do no _____

Answer 1

further harm

Question 2

consent is permission to

Answer 2

render care

Question 3

a person must give _____ for treatment

Answer 3

consent

Question 4

if a patient is of sound mind he or she has the ____ to _____ care

Answer 4

right to refuse care (and can withdraw it at any time)

Question 5

the foundation of consent is

Answer 5

decision making capacity

Question 6

_______ is a nod of the head or a verbal yes

Answer 6

expressed consent

Question 7

________ applies to patients who are unconscious or otherwise incapable of making a rational informed decision about care (AKA _______)

Answer 7

implied consent (AKA emergency doctrine)

Question 8

_______ are under legal age but are considered adults due to certain circumstances

Answer 8

emancipated minors

Question 9

a body in parts, dependent lividity, rigor mortis, and putrefication are __________

Answer 9

definitive signs of death

Question 10

a _____ form of DNR is the only valid form of advanced directives in NYS

Answer 10

paper

Question 11

the ______ is commonly defined by state law and outlines the care that an EMT may provide

Answer 11

scope of practice

Question 12

standards of care are the

Answer 12

manner in which you must act or behave

Question 13

_______ is an individuals responsibility to provide patient care

Answer 13

duty to act

Question 14

________ is failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same or similar situation

Answer 14

negligence

Question 15

these four things must be proved to establish negligence

Answer 15

duty, breach of duty, damages, causation

Question 16

________ is termination of care without a patients consent and without making provisions for care to be continued (equal or higher level of care)

Answer 16

abandonment

Question 17

____ is placing a person in fear of bodily harm

Answer 17

assault

Question 18

_____ is unlawfully touching a person

Answer 18

battery

Question 19

_______ is communication of false information that damages a person’s reputation

Answer 19

defamation

Question 20

defamation can be written (______) or spoken (______)

Answer 20

written (libel) or spoken (slander)

Question 21

______ are a philosophy of right and wrong

Answer 21

ethics

Question 22

_____ is a code of conduct

Answer 22

morality

Question 23

_______ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a patient who is in need of transport but is combative and presents a significant risk of danger to himself/herself or other

Answer 23

forcible restraint

Question 24

______ is provided when an EMT has fully explained the nature of the treatment being offered along with any risks and benefits associated with the treatment

Answer 24

informed consent

Question 25

______ are regulations that serve to protect citizens from liability and error of omission in giving good faith emergency care unless there is wanton, gross, or willful negligence

Answer 25

good Samaritan laws

Question 26

if a mentally competent patient with a minor injury refuses transport to a hospital you should

Answer 26

document your assessment on a PCR and have the patient sign a refusal form

Question 27

an ________ is a document that specifies medical treatments that a patient would like to withhold or receive if he or she becomes unable to make decisions

Answer 27

advanced directive

Question 28

HIPAA generally allows PHI to be shared with

Answer 28

those directly providing care

Question 29

an incomplete or untidy patient care report may be viewed by a court as evidence of

Answer 29

incompetence by the author

Question 30

organ donors are treated in the same manner as

Answer 30

another patient with similar injuries