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conduct that constitutes willful or reckless disregard

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Gross negligence

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An _________ ____ is a written document signed by the patient and a witness that specifies the medical care that should be provided if the patient loses decision-making capacity (ie, he or she is no longer deemed competent).

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advance directive

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unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm.

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Assault

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unilateral termination of care

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abandonment

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written documentation that specifies treatment

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advance directive

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touching without consent

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battery

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process that recognizes that a person has met set standards

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certification

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able to make decisions

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competent

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granted permission

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consent

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legal responsibility to provide care

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duty to act

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specific authorization to provide care expressed by the patient

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expressed consent

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confining a person from mental or physical action

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forcible restraint

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legal assumption that treatment was desired

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implied consent

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relating to law or forensic medicine

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medicolegal

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failure to provide standard of care

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negligence

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accepted level of care consistent with training

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standard of care

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the care that an emt is able to provide is most commonly defined as a

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scope of practice

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how the emt is required to act or behave is called:

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standard of care

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the process by which an individual an institution or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain standards is called ________

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certification

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negligence is based on the emt's duty to act, cause, breach of duty and

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real or perceived damages

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while treating a patient with a suspected head injury, he becomes verbally abusive and tells you to "leave him aone" If you stop treating him, you may be guilty of ________

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abandonment

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Good samaritan laws generally are designed to offer protection to persons who render care in good faith. they do not offer protection from

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acts of negligence

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What is generally not considered confidential?

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the location of the emergency

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an important safeguard against legal implication is:

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writing a complete and accurate run report.

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Your responsibility to provide patient care is called:

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duty to act

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Presumptive signs to death would not be adequate in cases of sudden death due to:

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hypothermia

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definitive or conclusive signs of death that are obvious and clear to even nonmedical persons include all of the following except: a. profound cyanosis b. dependent lividity. c.rigor mortis d. putrefaction

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a

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Medical examiners cases include: a. violent death b. suicide c. suspicion of a criminal act d. all of the above

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d

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HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This act protects the ________ of health care information and safeguards patient confidentiality.

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privacy

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Failure to provide care to a patient once you have been called to the scene is considered negligence. (T/F)

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T

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For expressed consent to be valid, the patient must be a minor. (T/F)

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f

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if a patient is unconscious and a true emergency exists, the doctrine of implied consent applies. (T/F)

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T

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EMTs can legally restrain patients against their will if they pose a threat to themselves or others.(T/F)

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t

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DNR orders give you permission not to attempt resuscitation at your discretion(T/F)

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F

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The ________ ________ ________ outlines the care you are able to provide.

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scope of practice

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The ________ ________ ________ is the manner in which the EMT must when treating patients.

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standard of care

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The legal responsibility to provide care is called the ________ ________ ________

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duty to act

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The determination of ________ is based on duty, breach of duty, damages and cause.

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negligence

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Abandonment is ________ of care without transfer to someone of equal or higher training.

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termination

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________ consent is given directly by an informed patient, whereas ________ consent is assumed in the unconscious patient.

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expressed, implicit

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Unlawfully placing a person in fear of immediate harm is ________ , whereas ________ is unlawfully touching a person without his or her consent.

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assault battery

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An ________ ________ is a written document that specifies authorized treatment in case a patient becomes unable to make decisions. A written document that authorizes the EMT not to attempt resusucitation efforts is a ________ ________

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Advance directive, DNR order

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Mentally competent patients have the right to ________ ________

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refuse treatment

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Incidents involving child abuse, animal bites, childbirth, and assault have ________ ________ requirements in many states.

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special reporting

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False and damaging information about a person that is communicated by the spoken word.

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slander

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________ ________ laws are statutory provisions enacted by many states to protect citizens from liability for errors and omissions in giving good faith emergency medical care.

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good Samaritan

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With ________ consent, a patient gives express authorization for provision of care or transport.

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expressed

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Any information about health status, provision of health care or payment for health care that can be linked to an individual.

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PHI

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False and damaging information about a person that is communicated in writing.

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libel

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A code of conduct that can be defined by society, religion, or a person, affecting character, conduct, and conscience.

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Morality

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touching a patient or rendering emergency care without consent

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battery

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the philosophy or right and wrong, of moral duties and of ideal professional behavior

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ethics

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the study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care

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bioethics

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most commonly defined by state law; outlines the care you are able to provide for the patient.

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scope of practice

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written documentation by a physician giving permission to medical personnel not to attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest is called an ________ order

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dnr

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Permission to render care

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consent

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oral questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath

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depositions

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unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm

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assault

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when a person who has a duty abuses it, and causes harm to another individual, the emt, the agency, and or the medical director ay bye sued for negligence. this is called ________ causation.

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proximate

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Basing current action on lessons, rules, or guidlines derived from previous similar experiences

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precedence

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A wrongful act that gives rise to a civil suit.

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TORT

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