Chapter 4 - Prep For Exam And Practice - Thinking and Linking

Question 0

What can you do when lifting and moving patients to help prevent injury to patients and the lawsuits that may result?

Answer 0

Maintaining the “ standard of care” EMT’s are trained to provide will prevent injury and the lawsuits that may have resulted

Question 1

What roles and responsibilities of a EMT are important in preventing lawsuits.

Answer 1

Standard of care, scope of practice, getting express or implied consent, confidentiality(HIPPA), duty to act, following patients advanced directives, being ethical and moral