Chapter 4 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues

Question 0

standard of care

Answer 0

for an EMT providing care for a specific patient in a specific situation, the care that would be expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training when caring for a patient in a similar situation.

Question 1

scope of practice

Answer 1

a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT’s job.

Question 2

consent

Answer 2

permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT

Question 3

expressed consent

Answer 3

consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being.

Question 4

implied consent

Answer 4

the consent it is presumed a patient or patient’s parent or guardian would give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed.

Question 5

in loco parentis

Answer 5

in place of the parents, indicting a person who may give consent for care of a child when the parents are not present or able to give consent.

Question 6

liability

Answer 6

being held legally responsible.

Question 7

assault

Answer 7

placing a person in fear of bodily harm.

Question 8

battery

Answer 8

causing bodily harm to or restraining a person.

Question 9

do not resuscitate (DNR) order

Answer 9

a legal document, usually signed by the patient and his physician, which states that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts.

Question 10

negligence

Answer 10

a finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which ther ewas a duty to act, that needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided, and that harm was caused to the patient as a result.