Paramedic law and ethics

Question 1

What are enteral routes?

Answer 1

Orally or rectal route

Question 2

What are parenteral routes?

Answer 2

subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous

Question 3

What are melts?

Answer 3

oral drug

Question 4

What are PGDs?

Answer 4

Who can supply and administer specific medicines to patients without a doctor

Question 5

What is a POM drug?

Answer 5

Prescription-only medicine

Question 6

What is a P drug?

Answer 6

Pharmacy medicine

Question 7

What is a GSL drug?

Answer 7

General sales list - sold in general shops

Question 8

What is a PSD?

Answer 8

Patient-specific directions. an instruction to administer a medicine to a list of individually named patient

Question 9

What is autonomy?

Answer 9

Patients right to choose and refuse treatment

Question 10

What is non-malifcence?

Answer 10

Do no harm and be aware of risks

Question 11

What is beneficinece?

Answer 11

Doing good, and making the best choice

Question 12

What should be done and taken into consideration prior to administration?

Answer 12

Document administration
CD disposal is recorded
Check dose in JRCALC
Patient capacity

Question 13

What forms state drugs paramedics can give?

Answer 13

Schedule 17 and 18

Question 14

What six things can impair a patients decision?

Answer 14

• Mental health
• Dementia
• Severe learning disability
• Brain damage
• Intoxication

Question 15

What 3 impairments show a patient is unable to make a decision?

Answer 15

• They are unable to communicate by any means
• They cannot understand or remember information about the decision
• They cannot use the information to make a decision