| A | B |
|---|
| first priority of EMS at any scene | personal safety |
| report given to the hospital personal must be in these two forms | written and verbal |
| lists and includes values and principles for prehospital care givers | EMT Code of Ethics |
| law that includes confidentiality of medical information, not revealing it unless required by law or for direct caregiver of that patient | HIPAA |
| keeping information secret, not sharing it is | confidentiality |
| characteristic needed when treating people of different cultures and values from you | nonjudgmental |
| The medical director approves a list of standing orders and protocols to follow | off line or indirect medical control |
| the extent of medical procedures the EMT can perform | scope of practice |
| list of steps to perform in given situations | protocols |
| calling and getting medical advice when needing it at the scene | direct/on-line medical control |
| two reasons an EMR can terminate care of a patient | turned over care to someone of equal or higher training, the patient requests it and signs a refusal form |
| concept that an EMR must perform at the same level as other EMRs | standard of care |
| group of people to whom a caregiver can be compared for acceptable practice | someone of the same training certification |
| reason why off duty EMTs give care to people who need it | moral and ethical duty to act |
| reason why on duty EMTs and volunteer EMTs give care to people who need it | legal duty to act |
| failure to continue or properly transfer care is what? | abandonment |
| hospital document outlining issues like confidentiality and consent | Patient's Bill of Rights |
| age at which a person can act without parental consent | age of majority |
| able to act in a responsible manner and comprehend a decision | competent |
| treat what they will allow you to do, explain the consequences of lack of treatment, call the medical direction for advise or support, ask to sign a refusal form, advise that you will respond again and they should call for help if they change their mind | actions to do if someone refuses care |
| living will, health care proxy, DNR | advance directives |
| instruction left in case of life threatening injuries or illness | advance directives |
| an advance directive with specific instructions give in case of illness that is serious or life threatening but the person is not in cardiac or respiratory arrest | living will |
| an advance directive that appoints a third person to make health decisions for them | health care proxy |
| an advance directive the forbids CPR in case of cardiac arrest | DNR |
| assuming agreement by an unconscious person for medical care | implied consent |
| agreement by a conscious person who has had things explained to them | expressed or informed consent |
| consent for a minor given by a guardian or coach | parentis loco |
| person under the age of majority but is deemed financially independent and lives independently of parents | emancipated minor |
| when to document an emergency call and treatment | at the hospital as soon as possible before resuming service |
| the majority of legal action against EMTs is because of this | improper ambulance driving |
| needed to prove negligence | duty to act, breach of duty, proximate cause, damages |
| best protection from liablity and lawsuits while on duty | compassionate treatment, proper standard of care, documentation |
| the EMTs best protection from liability and lawsuits when off duty | Good Samaritan Act, good standard of care |
| the average persons protection from lawsuits if they stop to help a stranger | Good Samaritan Act |
| two times you don't need to start CPR | DNR order, unambiguous signs of death |
| four unambiguous signs of death | decapitation, lividity, rigor mortis, decomposition |
| contractural or legal obligation to provide care | duty to act |
| touching someone without their consent | battery |
| the threat or fear of being touched without consent | assault |
| spoken information that harms a person's character or reputation | slander |
| wirtten information that damages a person's character or reputation | libel |
| intentional confinement of a patient without their consent and without an appropriate reason | false imprisonment |
