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| Define "do not resuscitate (DNR)" order |
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| A written directive prepared in advance by patient which allows health care providers to withhold resuscitation |
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EXPRESSED CONSENT
patient oks treatment
IMPLIED CONSENT
if patient could they would consent to treatment
CONSENT TO TREAT A MINOR
must be given by parent or guardian if not present then IMPLIED CONSENT applies
INVOLUNTARY CONSENT
for mental incompetent adult or patent in the custody of law enforcement must have third party authorization such as courts |
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| How to handle refusal of treatment |
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strongly encourage treatment (outline potential medical implication of no treatment)
INSURE THAT IMPLIED CONSENT does not apply
prepare refusal of treatment document and have signed by patient and then witnessed |
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legal obligation to provide service if on duty with in scope of your training
if off duty NO DUTY TO ACT until you voluntarily enter the scene that duty to act applies |
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| that level of care that is expected to be provided by similar EMT with training |
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a breach of your legal duty creates a liability
criminal or civil |
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| failure to transfer a patient to person of equal or greater training |
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| willful threat to inflict harm on a patient. does not have to include touching |
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| act of touching a patient unlawfully without his consent |
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| False Imprisonment or kidnapping |
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| hold or transport patient without consent |
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| spoken or written statement that can be construed to damage patients reputation or standing within the community |
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| spoken statement that can be construed to damage patients reputation or standing within the community |
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| putting false statement in written form or via mass media |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPPA) |
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| law that protects the privacy of patients health care information |
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| Four elements to prove NEGLIGENCE |
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EMT had a duty to act
EMT breached that duty to act
patient suffered an injury or harm that tis recognized by the law as a compensable injury
the injuries were the result of the breach of duty |
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| Special Reporting Situations |
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ABUSE
CRIME
DRUG RELATED INJURIES
addiction is illness possession is a crime |
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one way in one way out
touch only what is necessary to protect and treat the patient
inform law enforcement if you touch or move anything
dont use crime scene phone unless ok by law enforcement
observe and document anything unusual
don't cut clothing that destroys evidence
do not cut through knot
do not cove patient
Rape do not wash patient advise patient not to change cloths take anything by mouth or use bathroom |
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| stretchers that are designed to cary OBESE patients |
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| proper use of your body to prevent injury to yourself and to facilitate lifting and moving |
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| method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher. two or more curl the patient towards you and reverse on stretcher |
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| method of carrying patient from the ground directly to the stretcher. Two or more curl to chest stand and reverse patient onto stretcher |
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| method to transfer patient from bed to stretcher by pulling lose sheet |
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| method of lifting a patient where one lifts under arm pits and second lifts at knees |
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| grip with as much surface of the had as possible on the object being lifted |
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| lift from squatting position feet apart body weight on or just behind ball of feet back locked using the squat lift |
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