EMT Edition
Failure to provide expected care
Negligence
Consent given through clear communication or actions
Expressed Consent
Communication style that reduces anxiety
Theraputic
Radio report
short report telling hospital what your patient has
PCR
Patient care report
Obligation to provide care when on Duty
Duty to Act
Consent when patient is unconscious
Implied
Giving someone your full attention without interrupting
active listening,
What is it called when you clairify orders given by someone
closed looped communication
Objective findings
details are more accurate defensible and more useful
Ending care without proper transfer of care
Abandonment
Document needed if patient does not wish to go to the hospital
Refusal
Open ended questions are
allowing person to answer questions in their own words
hand off report
report given to someone equal to or higher care - transfer of care
time format that is used in dispatch
24 hr military
Threatening unwanted care or treatment
Assault
What should be explained to a patient before accepting a refusal
risks and consequences
non verbal communication
facial expressions posture gestures
What is proper radio communication
clear concise details
Name 3 times that need to be documented on a PCR
dispatch, acknowledgement, enroute, onscene, to hospital, vital signs, etc table 4-5 page 120
Unwanted, intentional touching, treatment without consent
Battery
The consent that is given when explaining everything to patient that you are treating
Informed
Being self-aware, self-regulation, motivation, empathetic, social skills is what?
Emotional intellegence
dispatch updates
Vital information that is useful to coming units or responding units
SOAP method
subjective
objective
assessment
plan
Statement that harms reputation when speaking
Defamation
Patient that is CAO x4 states "do not touch me"
Respect wishes
What is medical jargon
medical terms and phrases patients and family does not understand
dedicated line
line used just for ems
chief complaint vs chief concern
what the patient is complaining about vs what you may have to treat
Statement that harms reputation in writing
Libel
What are protocols?
Standing orders allowing you to practice within Your scope
Pause, Reflection, empathy, explanation are all examples of
Therapeutic Communication techniques
What is the difference between presumptive and definitive signs of death - give examples
dependent lividity, decap, gross deformity
vs hypothermia, angina
HIE
health information exchange
Purpose of the good samaritan law
legal representation or protection for someone who gave care within limits of law
DNAR
do not attempt recusation
Patients right to choose
Autonomy
how to correctly fix a written mistake
single line through along with your initials written above it
signs vs symptoms
something visible vs something a patient complains about
Treatment that you are permitted to give within your certification
Scope of Practice
Advanced directive
Document stating what a patient wishes medically to be done
What ethical principal emphasizes fairness
Justice
What is Iatrophobia?
Fear of medicine and health care workers
objectives vs subjective
factual finding vs patient response
How do EMTs "protect evidence" When treating patients that are part of a crime scene
Patient treatment priority, no unnecessary disturbances
Emancipated Minor- name 3
Married, military, self supporting, parents
What is mandatory reporting
reporting a possible abuse situation or any other harmful situation
FCC
Federal communication commission
DCAP BTLS, OPQRST, CC, NOI, MOI, CAO, LOC, PMS, ABC
Legal use of assessment terms that are documented on PCR's