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Medical, Legal and Ethical Issues

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Define Consent   Permission to render care  
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Types of Consent   -expressed consent~ given verbally or shown -implied consent~ unable to give consent -involuntary consent~ if mentally unwell, protective custody, disease or substance abuse  
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Minors and Consent   -minor cant give consent must be parent or school/camp -emancipated minor~ court granted adult rights  
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Protocol for Restraints   -dealing with a combative patient that is at risk of harming themselves or others -contact medical control prior to restraining (must have law enforcement present)  
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Patient Refusal   -notify medical control -note reason in report -needs signed refusal with witness signature -try explaining treatment again before leaving  
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HIPPA   All patient information that you obtain in the course of providing care is confidential  
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DNR   -if no approved document is provided upon arrival, continue care until provided or medical control gives permission -competent patient can ask for no treatment  
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Signs of Death   Physical ~ unresponsive to pain stimuli ~lack of carotid pulse or heartbeat ~no breath sounds `no deep tendon or corneal reflexes ~no eye movement ~no systolic blood pressure ~profound cyanosis ~lower or decreased body temp  
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Signs of Death pt. 2   Definitive ~decapitation ~dependent lividity ~rigor mortis ~decomposition of body  
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Organ Donors   Still keep them alive because the tissue needs to have oxygen to survive  
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Medical Identification Insignia   Have pertinent treatment information in them and should be read throughly  
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Scope of Practice   State determined care EMTB is able to provide  
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Standard of Care   The manner in which you act or behave to prevent further harm to a patient  
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Legal Duty to Act   Responsibility to provide equal patient care  
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Legal Implications   -negligence ~ fail to provide same care as others with similar or same training would provide -abandonment ~leave patient with someone with equal or greater training -assault ~ unlawfully place a person in fear of bodily harm  
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Legal Implications pt. 2   -battery~ unlawfully touching someone -kidnapping~ seize, confine, abduct or carry a patient away against their will  
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Report Requirements   Must report all abuse, drug or felony related injuries, childbirth, and crime scenes  
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Ethics and Morality   -ethics~philosophy of right and wrong -morality~ code of conduct  
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Role of EMT in Court   -could be witness or defendant if asked to testify -notify service director and legal counsel  
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