Chapter 4 Flashcards
If the subject of an SAR mission is found unconscious, the SAR providers authorization to treat life threatening injuries is called
Implied consent
If an SAR provider finds a conscious, mentally incompetent adult subj with non-life threatening injuries, the provider’s authority to treat and transport:
May be authorized by law enforcement officers
What provides an affirmative defense of a provider is sued for rendering care
Good Samaritan Laws
What protects patients from improper release of health info
HIPPA
What must a searcher do if the land to be searched isn’t posted but permission is denied
Leave
All clues in a search area should be treated like:
It is evidence of a crime
The policy of “Do No Harm” is generally imposed on:
All SAR providers
What describes “how a reasonably prudent person with similar training and experience would act under similar circumstances, with similar equipment, and in the same place”
Standard of care
Under standard of care, would a basic SAR provider be held under the same standards as a medically trained SAR provider?
No
If an SAR organization claims to provide services that is only provided by a few members, what principle is violated?
Engendered reliance
A members failure to respond to an SAR mission is a violation of
Duty to act
What is the term describes app services an SAR organization can provide
Scope of practice
What term describes the failure to provide the same care someone with similar training in a similar situation would provide?
Negligence
What term describes the unilateral termination of care without the patients consent and without making provisions for continuing care?
Abandonment
What necessitates these 3 steps?Secure the area, document the scene, preserve the scene
Incident site procedures
