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Chapter 3 Vocab
EMT Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Term | Definition |
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Assault | Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm |
Abandonment | Unilateral termination of care |
Advance directive | Written documentation that specifies treatment |
Battery | Touching without consent |
Certification | Process that recognizes that a person has met set standards |
Competent | Able to make decisions |
Consent | Granted permission |
Duty to Act | Legal responsibility to provide care |
Expressed consent | Specific authorization to provide care expressed by the patient |
Forcible restraint | Confining a person from mental or physical action |
Implied consent | Legal assumption that treatment was desired |
Negligence | Failure to provide standard of care |
Standard of Care | Accepted level of care consistent with training |