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McGraw-Hill Medical Emergency Care 2nd Edition Chapter 3

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Administrative agency   government body that implements and enforces laws passed by legislative branch  
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Appeal   attorney requests that a higher court hears the case  
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Plantiff   party that files the complaint  
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Defendant   party being sued  
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Statue of limitations   time period that you can be charged for a crime  
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Criminal Law   federal, state, or local governement prosecutes individuals for violating laws designed to safegaurd society  
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Civil Law   complaints by individuals or organizations against a defendant for illegal act or wrong doing  
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Standing Orders   written instructions that authorize EMS to perform certain medical duties BEFORE establishing direct comm. with a physician  
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Protocols   written instructions providing emergency care for certain health-related conditions.  
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Protected Health Information (PHI)   information you get from a patient  
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Competence   patients ability to understand the questions you are asking him  
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Incompetent   patient does not have the ABILITY to understand  
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Legal competence   patient must be 18 years old  
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Mental competence   patient is alert and orientated (Person, place, time, and event)  
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Medical/situational competence   temp. affects of competence due to injury or illness of situation  
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Altered mental status   under the influence of drugs (including Rx and legal drugs), medical conditons, and alcohol  
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Expressed consent   patient gives SPECIFIC permission for care and transport  
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Informed consent   must give patient enough information to make an informed decision  
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Implied consent   assumed from patient due to emergency care who is mentally, physically, or emotionally unable to provide expressed consent  
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Advanced Directices   DNR or an advanced directive which outlines care to be done when patient is unable to express their wishes  
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Assault   threatening, attempting, or causing fear of offensive physical contact  
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Battery   unlawful touching of another person without consent  
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Abandonment   terminating patient care w/o ensuring continued care at the same level or higher will be continued  
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Negligence   deviation from accepted standard of care resulting in injury to patient  
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Proximate cause   your actions or inaction caused or contributed to patients injury  
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Libel   injuring a person's name, character, or reputation by false and malicous WRITINGS  
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Slander   injuring a person's character, name, or reputation by false or malicous SPOKEN WORDS  
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