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| Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's job. |
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| Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT. |
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Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being. (AA+Ox3) |
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| The consent it is presumed a patient or patients' parent or guardian would give if they could such as for an unconsious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed. |
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| Being held legally responsible. |
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| A legal document usually signed by the patient and his physician that states that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts. |
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| A DNR order; instructions written in advance of an event. |
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| A finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act that needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided and that harm was caused to the patient as a result. |
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| An obligation to provide care to a patient. |
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| Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training. |
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| A series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administering emergency care. |
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| The obligation not to reveal information obtained abotu a patient except to other healthcare professionals involved in the patients care or under subpoena or in court of law or when the patient has signed a release of confidentiality. |
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| Health insurance portability and accountability act, a federal law protecting the privacy of patients specific healthcare information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed. |
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| A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death. |
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| The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found. |
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