Permission given by a patient allowing an EMT to provide assessment, treatment, or transport.

Consent clearly given by a competent patient, either verbally or through a clear action, after the EMT explains the proposed care.

Consent assumed for a patient who cannot give permission, such as an unconscious patient, when a reasonable person would want emergency care.

Consent involving treatment or transport of a patient who is not legally able or permitted to refuse care, typically under specific legal authority.

A competent patient’s decision to decline some or all assessment, treatment, or transportation after being informed of the potential risks and consequences.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; a federal law that protects the privacy and security of a patient’s protected health information (PHI).

Do Not Resuscitate; a valid medical order directing healthcare providers not to perform CPR or certain resuscitative measures if the patient experiences cardiac or respiratory arrest.

The legally permitted skills, procedures, and responsibilities an EMS provider may perform based on their certification or licensure level and applicable laws and regulations.

The level and type of care that a reasonably competent EMS provider with similar training would be expected to provide under similar circumstances.

A legal obligation to provide care when an EMS provider has a responsibility to respond or has established a provider-patient relationship.

Failure to provide the standard of care expected of a reasonably competent provider, resulting in harm to the patient.

Ending patient care without the patient’s consent and without transferring care to another provider of equal or higher appropriate training when continued care is required.

An act or threat that causes a person to reasonably fear immediate unwanted physical contact or bodily harm. Physical contact is not required.

Intentional and unauthorized physical contact with another person, such as providing treatment without valid consent.

Unlawfully restraining, confining, or transporting a person against their will and without legal authority.

Principles or standards of conduct that guide professional decisions about what is right, appropriate, and responsible.

Personal or societal beliefs and values concerning what is right and wrong.

A person who has agreed to donate eligible organs or tissues after death, or in certain circumstances while living, according to applicable laws and medical requirements.

Medical Identification Device

A bracelet, necklace, card, or other identification that provides important medical information, such as allergies, medical conditions, medications, or special treatment considerations.

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Ch. 3 Terms

Term	Definition
Consent	Permission given by a patient allowing an EMT to provide assessment, treatment, or transport.
Expressed Consent	Consent clearly given by a competent patient, either verbally or through a clear action, after the EMT explains the proposed care.
Implied Consent	Consent assumed for a patient who cannot give permission, such as an unconscious patient, when a reasonable person would want emergency care.
Involuntary Consent	Consent involving treatment or transport of a patient who is not legally able or permitted to refuse care, typically under specific legal authority.
Refusal of Care	A competent patient’s decision to decline some or all assessment, treatment, or transportation after being informed of the potential risks and consequences.
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; a federal law that protects the privacy and security of a patient’s protected health information (PHI).
DNR	Do Not Resuscitate; a valid medical order directing healthcare providers not to perform CPR or certain resuscitative measures if the patient experiences cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Scope of Practice	The legally permitted skills, procedures, and responsibilities an EMS provider may perform based on their certification or licensure level and applicable laws and regulations.
Standards of Care	The level and type of care that a reasonably competent EMS provider with similar training would be expected to provide under similar circumstances.
Duty to Act	A legal obligation to provide care when an EMS provider has a responsibility to respond or has established a provider-patient relationship.
Negligence	Failure to provide the standard of care expected of a reasonably competent provider, resulting in harm to the patient.
Abandonment	Ending patient care without the patient’s consent and without transferring care to another provider of equal or higher appropriate training when continued care is required.
Assault	An act or threat that causes a person to reasonably fear immediate unwanted physical contact or bodily harm. Physical contact is not required.
Battery	Intentional and unauthorized physical contact with another person, such as providing treatment without valid consent.
Kidnapping	Unlawfully restraining, confining, or transporting a person against their will and without legal authority.
Ethics	Principles or standards of conduct that guide professional decisions about what is right, appropriate, and responsible.
Morality	Personal or societal beliefs and values concerning what is right and wrong.
Organ Donor	A person who has agreed to donate eligible organs or tissues after death, or in certain circumstances while living, according to applicable laws and medical requirements.
Medical Identification Device	A bracelet, necklace, card, or other identification that provides important medical information, such as allergies, medical conditions, medications, or special treatment considerations.

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