Routes of Transmission
The way an infectious disease is spread.
Transmission
Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful situation
Acute Stress Reaction
Failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same or similar situation
Negligence
Negligence is commonly divided into three categories, what are they?
Malfeasance
Misfeasance
Nonfeasance
Name the three types of consent
Expressed, Implied and Informed
The organism or person invaded by the pathogen.
Host
A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident, characterized by the reliving of the stress and nightmares of the original situation.
PTSD
Defined as conduct that constitutes a willful or reckless disregard for a duty or standard of care.
Gross negligence
Improperly doing an action that you are legally allowed to do
Misfeasance
Permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risks and benefits have been explained
Informed consent
Name the four routes of transmission
Contact (direct or indirect)
Airborne
Foodborne
Vector-borne
Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation
Delayed stress reactions
A wrongful act that gives rise to a civil lawsuit
Tort
You do not perform an act that you are required or expected to perform
Nonfeasance
The type of consent used when a patient in unable to give consent.
Implied consent
A Microorganism that is capable of causing disease.
Pathogen
Exposure to prolonged or excessive stress
Cumulative Stress Reactions
In a civil lawsuit, the person who brings a legal action against another person
Plaintiff
You perform an act that you are not authorized to do.
Malfeasance
Consent that is given verbally or nonverbally
Expressed consent
The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissue by organisms such as bacteria, viruses or parasites.
Infection
The body's response to stress that begins with an alarm response
General Adaption Syndrome
In a civil lawsuit, the person against whom a legal action is brought.
Defendant
You arrive to a cardiac arrest patient, but you do not do CPR but you do place a ETT tube. Which feasances have you committed?
Nonfeasance (for not performing CPR) and Malfeasance (for placing an ETT tube).
Your patient is A&0x4 and need a traction splint placed but doesn't want it. What should you do to obtain consent, and what type would it be?
Explain the benefits and risks, informed consent