MEDICO-LEGAL Flashcards
Assault on patient occurs when the paramedic
A. Touches another person without obtaining consent
B. Carries out a harmful physical act against a patient
C. Defames a patients character in his or her report
D. Instils the fear of immediate bodily harm in a patient
A. Touches another person without obtaining consent
Transporting a competent adult patient without his/her consent would most likely result in allegations of
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Criminal Trespassing
C. False imprisonment
Documenting a false statement that injures a persons good name is most appropriately called
A. Libel
B. Assault
C. Slander
D. Defamation
D. Defamation
Which of the following is an example of slander
A. Asking a family member if the patient uses drugs
B. Telling the receiving hospital that a patient is drunk
C. Asking a patient if he or she is under psychiatric care
D.Documenting that you noted the possible smell of alcohol
B. Telling the receiving hospital that a patient is drunk
A patient would most likely make a claim against you if he /she percieves your medical care as
A. Immoral
B. Incompetant
C. Unprofessional
D. Justifiable
A. Immoral
If you touch a responsive patient without first obtaining consent you may have committed
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Implied Consent
D. Justifiable Treatment
B. Battery
Scope of practice is defined as
A. consensus agreed among emergwncy doctors
B. The level of care that a paramedics employer allows the paramedic provide
C. National patient care guidlines established by JRCALC
D. Care that a paramedic is authorised to perform by his/her employer and regulatory body
D. Care that a paramedic is authorised to perform by his/her employer and regulatory body
A reasonable paramedic should allow the same ———as another paramedic under the same circumstances
A. Scope of practice
B. duty of care
C. wishes of family
D. Clinical guidelines
B. duty of care
You stop at the scene of an incident and begin to help an injured person, however you leave before help arrives. Failure to continue care is called
A. Refusal
B.Negligence
C. Malpractice
D. Abandonment
D. Abandonment
