FP-C #2

Question 1

online medical control

Answer 1

Type of medical control in which the paramedic is in direct contact with a physician, usually via two-way radio or telephone.

Question 2

emancipation

Answer 2

the act of being freed from parental control- occurs when a child’s parent or legal guardian relinquishes the legal right to exercise control over the child

Question 3

consent

Answer 3

an agreement and acceptance of a medical course of action

Question 4

4 Elements to Negligence

Answer 4

duty to act, a breach of a duty to act, damage, proximate cause

Question 5

competence

Answer 5

capacity to understand the nature and effects of one’s decisions and actions

Question 6

Law Sources

Answer 6

constitutional, statues, regulations, common law

Question 7

duty to act

Answer 7

the legal obligation to provide emergency care to a patient who requires it

Question 8

proximate cause

Answer 8

action or inaction of the paramedic that immediately caused or worsened the damage suffered by the patient

Question 9

implied consent

Answer 9

the assumption that in an emergency a patient who cannot give permission for medical care would give it if he or she could

Question 10

off-line medical control

Answer 10

medical direction given through a set of protocols, policies, and/or standards

Question 11

scope of practice

Answer 11

A predefined set of skills, interventions, or other activities that the paramedic is legally authorized to perform when necessary

Question 12

tort

Answer 12

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

Question 13

false imprisonment

Answer 13

Intentional and unjustifiable detention of a patient without his consent or other legal authority.

Question 14

common law

Answer 14

law established by following earlier judicial decisions

Question 15

medical direction

Answer 15

Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.

Question 16

DNR

Answer 16

One type of Advance Directive- it is written and signed in advance of any event where resuscitation might be undertaken to spell out specific steps to be carried out medically

Question 17

medical control

Answer 17

physician instruction that are given directly by radio or cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of the service program

Question 18

breach of duty to act

Answer 18

the action of inaction that violates the standard of care expected

Question 19

statues

Answer 19

laws enacted by the legislative branch of a government

Question 20

informed consent

Answer 20

consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved

Question 21

damage

Answer 21

any legal injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

Question 22

negligence

Answer 22

failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Question 23

EMTALA

Answer 23

this act prohibits the refusal of care for indigent and uninsured patients seeking medical assistance in emergency departments. Prohibits the transfer of unstable patients including women in active labor from one facility to another.

Question 24

battery

Answer 24

an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

Question 25

assault

Answer 25

An act that unlawfully places a person in apprehension of immediate bodily harm without consent

Question 26

abandonment

Answer 26

Termination of the paramedic-patient relationship without assurance that an equal or greater level of care will continue.

Question 27

civil law

Answer 27

Body of law dealing with private rights of individuals

Question 28

constitutional law

Answer 28

law created when constitutions are adopted or amended, or when courts interpret constitutions

Question 29

HIPPA

Answer 29

this act set standards regarding the way sensitive health care information is communicated

Question 30

protected health information

Answer 30

any information that identifies an individual and describes his health status, age, sex, ethnicity, or other demographic information

Question 31

regulations

Answer 31

The formal instructions that government issues for implementing laws.

Question 32

criminal law

Answer 32

Body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment