EMS Roles & Responsibilities CH1 Part 1
MASH Units were developed and transportation was provided
The Wars (WWI & WWII, Korean War)
Four level of providers
EMR, PCP, ACP, CCP
Principles, personal, or societal that determine what is right & wrong
Ethics
Ongoing duty to maintain patient private/personal information
Confidentiality
Do what is best for the patient
Beneficence (Patient Advocate)
Protocols were established and punishment of malpractice was enforced
Code of Hammurabi
Being honest and truthful with your patient
Integrity
Where the province or federal government will prosecute for breaking legal statue
Criminal Law
Unresponsive adult patients who are too ill or injured to consent to life-saving treatment
Implied Consent
Appointed person to make decisions for someone else's personal care
Power of Attorney
In 2001 ____________ issued NOCP's for paramedics
Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC)
Look for your own safety, partners, patients =, family, bystanders and have proper PPE
Scene Management
Intentionally making a false statement through writing
Libel
Right to a fair procedure for the action the agency proposes to take
Due Process
"Prinum Non Nocere"
"do no harm" (Non-Malfeasance)
In 2002, _______ became the nation forum for coordinated action
Paramedics Chiefs of Canada (PCC)
If you require assistance or need to go beyond your scope of practice/protocols
Online/Direct Medical Control
Written document expresses wants, needs, and desires of patient
Advance Directive
Paramedics best protection in court is a thorough and accurate ______
Documentation/Report
Rigor mortis, Lividity, transection or decapitation are all signs to ___________
Withholding Resuscitation
Association responsible for accreditation of Paramedic training programs in Canada
Health Canada
Process that evaluates problems and finds solutions
Abandonment
Rape, dog bites, neglect, domestic abuse are all _________
Reportable Cases
If family refuses consent, their wishes are respected (major ethical dilemma)
Organ Donation