Consent/Refusal
The legal principle behind implied consent:
What is The Emergency Doctrine?
The law that strengthens patient privacy protection for health information:
What is HIPAA?
This usually defines your scope of practice at the state level:
What is state law? (defined by your medical director's protocol)
This type of negligence voids Good Samaritan Law:
What is gross negligence?
This is the general philosophy of right and wrong:
What is ethics?
Name something that makes an emancipated minor able to consent to their own care:
What is being married, in the military, a parent, or self-supporting/living independently?
Name one thing a valid DNAR order must include:
What is clear statement of the medical problem, patient/guardian signature, physician's signature, valid date
These are the four elements of negligence:
What is duty to act, breach of duty, damages, causation?
This is the National EMS Information System that collects, stores, and shares standardized EMS data nationwide.
What is NEMSIS?
You should do this first if you are subpoenaed to testify:
What is notify your supervisor and/or service director?
You should always do this before applying forcible restraints when possible:
Consult medical control for authorization and use law enforcement on scene.
An example of a definitive sign of death is:
What is an obvious mortal injury, dependent lividity, rigor mortis, algor mortis, putrefaction
This legal theory applies when an EMT's conduct clearly violates a statute:
What is negligence per se?
Child abuse, domestic violence, dog bites are incidents that fall into this reporting category:
What is Mandatory Reporting?
This is the time within which a claim must be initiated:
What is the statute of limitations?
You should do this if a patient's refusal seems delusional or suicidal:
What is treat the patient?
This should always be your priority with a potential organ donor in cardiac arrest
What is saving the patient's life? Treat them the same as any other patient.
This is spoken defamation of character:
What is slander?
This is based on the common law principle that when individuals help another person, they should not be liable for errors and omissions that are made in giving good faith emergency care.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
This type of damage is reserved for intentional/reckless conduct:
What is punitive damages?
This is the right of the patient to make decisions concerning their own health care.
What is autonomy?
This is a written document that specifies medical treatment for a patient, should this person become unable to make decisions.
What is an advance directive?
The manner in which you must act or behave as an EMT:
What is standard of care?
This concept, known as sovereign or _____________ immunity, usually provides limitations on liability.
What is governmental?
During a trial, this is an opportunity for both sides to obtain information that will enable the attorneys to have a better understanding of the case.
What is discovery?