Session 1 Flashcards

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1
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decision making capacity

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whether or not a patient is capable of making health care decisions

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2
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Expressed Consent(actual consent)

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when a patient verbally or otherwise acknowledges that he or she wants care or a transport

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informed consent

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you have given all explanations for risks,benefits, consequences of refusing treatment, and the patient has given consent

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4
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implied consent

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emergency doctrine

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5
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Forcible restraint

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when a patient is endangering themselves or others

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6
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HIPPA

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

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7
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PHI

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Protected Health Information

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8
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DNR

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do not resuscitate order

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9
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Presumptive signs of death

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  • Unresponsiveness to painful stimuli
  • Lack of a carotid pulse or heartbeat
  • absence of breath sounds
  • no deep tendon or corneal reflexes
  • absence of eye movement
  • no systolic blood pressure
  • profound cyanosis
  • lowered or decreased body temperature
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10
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Definitive signs of death

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  • obvious mortal damage (body in parts, decapitation)
  • Dependent Lividity (Blood settling)
  • Rigor mortis (stiffening of body muscles)
  • Putrefaction (decomposition of body tissue)
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11
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defamation

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communication of false information that damages the reputation of a person

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12
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libel

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written defamation

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13
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slander

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verbal defamation

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