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show actions and care that EMTs are legally allowed to perform by the state n which they are providing emergency medical care  
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Once you have begun to provide care...   show
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show provides liability immunity for emergency scene acts done in good faith  
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show care expected from any trained EMT under similar circumstances  
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Good Samaratin Laws do not....   show
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Medical Direction   show
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show must be obtained from a conscious, mentally competant adult before treatment is started  
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show occurs when you assume that a patient who is unresponsive or who is not competant or who is unable to make a rational decision would consent to emergency care if he could  
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show applied whe nyour dealing with a mentally incompetent patient or in custody of law enforcement or incarcerated  
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show an advance directive, is a legal document or order that most often governs resuscitation issues only  
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What happens if family says they have a DNR but cannot find it?   show
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show more oftene used to cover more general health care issues, including the use of long-termlife support equipment such as ventilators and feeding tubes  
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show aka health care proxy- designates person who is legally empowered to make health care decisions for the signer of the document if he is unable to do so for himself  
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show used in patients with serious or terminal illness who aren't suspected of living longer than a year  
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If patient does not give consent and he is conscious and mentally capable, what happens next?   show
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If patient is persistant and continues to refuse after asking and explaining the risk and treatment...   show
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