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Advance directive

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A written document or oral statement that expresses the wants, needs, and desires of the patients in reference to future medical care; examples include living wills, do not resuscitate (DNR) orders, and organ donation choices

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Abandonment

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Termination of care for the patient without giving the patient sufficient opportunity to find another suitable healthcare professional to take over his or her medical treatment

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Assault

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To create in another person a fear of immediate bodily harm or invasion of bodily security

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Battery

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Any act of touching another person without that person’s consent

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Civil suit

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An action instituted by a private person or corporation against another private person or corporation

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Consent

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Agreement by the patient to accept a medical intervention

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Contributory negligence

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Act(s) committed by plaintiff that contributes to adverse outcomes

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Criminal prosecution

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An action instituted by the government against a private person for violation of criminal law

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Damages

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Compensation for injury awarded by a court

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Decision-making capacity

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The patient’s ability to understand and process the information you give him or her about your proposed plan of care

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Defamation

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Intentionally making a false statement through written or verbal communication which injures a person’s good name or reputation

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Defendant

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In a civil suit, the person against whom a legal action is brought

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Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order

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A type of advance directive that describes which life-sustaining procedures should be performed in the event of a sudden deterioration in a patient’s medical condition

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Due process

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A right to a fair procedure for a legal action against a person or agency; has 2 components: Notice and Opportunity to be Heard

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Duty

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Legal obligation of public and certain other ambulance services to respond to a call for help in their jurisdiction

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Emancipated minor

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A person who is under the legal age in a given state, but legally considered an adult because of other circumstances

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EMTALA

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The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act enacted in 1986 to combat the practice of patient dumping (hospitals refusing to admit seriously ill patients or women in labor who could not pay, forcing EMS providers to dump the patients at another hospital). EMTALA regulates hospitals that receive Medicare funding and severely fines hospitals or doctors who violate its provisions

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Ethics

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A set of values in society that differentiate right from wrong

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Expressed consent

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A type of informed consent that occurs when the patient does something, either through words or by taking some sort of action, that demonstrates permission to provide care

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False imprisonment

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The intentional and unjustified detention of a person against his or her will

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Good Samaritan Law

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A statute providing limited immunity from liability to persons responding voluntarily and in good faith to the aid of an injured person outside the hospital

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Gross negligence

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Negligence that is willful, wanton, intentional, or reckless; a serious departure from the accepted standard

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Health care power of attorney

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A legal document that allows another person to make healthcare decisions for the patient, including withdrawal or withholding of care, when the patient is incapacitated

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HIPAA

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The health insurance portability and accountability act that was enacted in 1996, providing for criminal sanctions as well as for civil penalties for releasing a patient’s protected health information (PHI) in a way not authorized by the patient

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Hostile environment

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Situation in which an employee or employer’s agent either creates or allows to continue an offensive practice related to sex that makes it uncomfortable or impossible for an employee to continue working

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Immunity

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Legal protection from penalties that could normally be incurred under the law

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Implied consent

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Assumption on behalf of a person unable to give consent that he or she would have done so

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In loco parentis

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Phrase used to describe situations in which a designated authority figure makes medical treatment and transport decisions for a minor child when a parent is not available

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Informed consent

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A patient’s voluntary agreement to be treated after being told about the nature of the disease, the risks and benefits of the proposed treatment, alternative treatments, or the choice of no treatment at all

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Involuntary consent

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An oxymoron, as consent is never involuntary; often used to describe a figure of authority dictating medical care be given to someone in custody, incapacitated, or a minor

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Liability

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A finding in civil cases that the preponderance of the evidence shows the defendant was responsible for the plaintiff’s injuries

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Libel

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Making a false statement in written form that injures a person’s good name

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Living will

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A type of advanced directive, generally requiring a pre-condition for withholding resuscitation when the patient is incapacitated

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Malfeasance

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Unauthorized act committed outside the scope of medical practice as defined by law

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Medical Practice Act

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An act that usually defines the minimum qualifications of those who may perform various health services, defines the skills that each type of practitioner is legally permitted to use, and the establishes a means of licensure or certification for different categories of healthcare professionals

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Misfeasance

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Appropriate act performed in an improper manner, such as a medication administered at the wrong dose

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Morality

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Pertaining to conscience, conduct, and character

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Negligence

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Professional action or in action on the part of the healthcare worker that does not meet the standard of ordinary care expected of similarly trained and prudent healthcare practitioners and that results in injury to the patient

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Negligence per se

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Inexcusable violation of a statute, such as practicing without a valid license or certification

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Nonfeasance

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Failing to perform a required or expected act

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Ordinary negligence

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Negligence that is a failure to act, or a simple mistake that causes harm to a patient

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Patient autonomy

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The right to direct one’s own care, and to decide how you want your end-of-life medical care provided

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Palliative care

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A type of care intended to provide comfort and relief from pain

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Plaintiff

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In a civil suit, the person who brings a legal action against another person

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Proximate cause

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The specific reason that an injury occurred; one of the items that must be proven in order for a paramedic to be held liable for negligence

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Punitive damages

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Compensation, usually monetary, awarded to a plaintiff for intentional or reckless acts committed by the defendant

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Qualified immunity

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Protection in which the paramedic is only held liable when the plaintiff can show that the paramedic violated clearly established law of which he or she should have known

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Quid pro quo

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Circumstance in which a person in authority attempts to exchange some work-related benefit, such as a raise or promotion, for sexual favors

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Res ipsa loquitur

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Theory of negligence that assumes an injury can only occur when a negligent act occurs

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Scope of practice

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What a state permits a paramedic practicing under a license or certification to do

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Slander

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Verbally making a false statement that injures a person’s good name

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Statutes of limitations

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Laws that limit the time within which a lawsuit may be filed

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Surrogate decision maker

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A person designated by a patient to make healthcare decisions as the patient would want when the patient becomes incapable of making decisions

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Tort

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A wrongful act that gives rise to a civil suit

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Triage

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Process of establishing treatment and transportation priorities according to severity of injury and medical need

Medic Vocabulary (5 decks)

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