Paramedic law and ethics Flashcards
What are enteral routes?
Orally or rectal route
What are parenteral routes?
subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous
What are melts?
oral drug
What are PGDs?
Who can supply and administer specific medicines to patients without a doctor
What is a POM drug?
Prescription-only medicine
What is a P drug?
Pharmacy medicine
What is a GSL drug?
General sales list - sold in general shops
What is a PSD?
Patient-specific directions. an instruction to administer a medicine to a list of individually named patient
What is autonomy?
Patients right to choose and refuse treatment
What is non-malifcence?
Do no harm and be aware of risks
What is beneficinece?
Doing good, and making the best choice
What should be done and taken into consideration prior to administration?
Document administration
CD disposal is recorded
Check dose in JRCALC
Patient capacity
What forms state drugs paramedics can give?
Schedule 17 and 18
What six things can impair a patients decision?
- Mental health
- Dementia
- Severe learning disability
- Brain damage
- Intoxication
What 3 impairments show a patient is unable to make a decision?
- 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