EMR CH 2 Legal / Ethical Issues (First on Scene, 10ed)

A(n) ______ is a form, requested by a patient and signed by a physician, refusing CPR if the heart stops.

• health care proxy

• power of attorney

• do not resuscitate order

• ethics statement for the living

Failure to perform a required assessment or treatment or the incorrect performance of an action is a(n):

• proximate causation

• breach of duty

• abandonment

• disregard of proper action

The law that protects the confidentiality of protected health information is commonly called:

• HIPAA

• SEPA

• INPRO

• H-ACT

In an emergency in which a patient is so severely injured that a clear decision cannot be made, you have the right to provide care based on _____ consent.

• implied

• expressed

• guardian

• minor's

A 16-year-old who is financially independent and living away from home as an adult by permission of the courts is called a(n) ______ minor.

• guardian

• released

• emancipated

• jurisdictional

Patients of legal age who are competent and who accept your care are giving _____ consent

• implied

• expressed

• guardian

• minors

The term _____ means the care that should be provided for any level of training based on local laws, administrative orders, and guidelines and protocols established by the local EMS system.

• scope of practice

• standard of care

• ethical response

• emergency response

_____ are relatively simple documents that allow individuals to define their wishes or appoint someone else to make health care decisions on their behalf.

• living wills

• letters of agreement

• consent contracts

• advance directives

Certain states have _____ laws that protect care providers from civil liability for delivering care, as long as it is to their level of training and the best of their ability

• Innocent Bystander

• Good Samaritan

• First Responder

• Duty of Care

T / F: When you enter a crime scene to provide patient care, you do not need to be concerned about destroying evidence because patient care is all that matters.

• true

• false