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Termination of the patient-provider relationship by the provider without turning over care to an appropriately credentialed health care provider, when the patient is still in need of care and desires that care be continued.
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An Act that places a person in fear of impending physical harm.
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Illegal physical contqact with an individual.
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| Failure to fulfill one's professional obligations. |
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Recognition of achievement of requirements, which can e granted by any agency. |
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Branch of law that deals with disputes between individuals and organizations, rather thatn with the commission of crimes.
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Having the mental capacity to make decisions.
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| Branch of law in which the government prosecutes individuals for the comission of crimes. |
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Injuring another person in reputation or occupation through malicious communication of false information.
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Discoloration of the tissues after death caused by pooling of blood from the effects of gravity (livor mortis).
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The principles of proper conduct within a profession; a branch of philosophy that addresses issues of what is right or good and what is wrong.
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Branch of law in which the government prosecutes individuals for the commission of crimes.
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A person against whom a legal action is brought.
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| Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) |
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| Federal legislation that makes it illegal to refuse an appropriate screening examination and, if necessary, treatment or emergency transfer to patients with a medical emergency or in active labor, regardless to their ability to pay. |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
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Federal legislation that regulates the security, distribution, and access to protected health information.
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Law pertaining to wrondoing and harm done to one party by another.
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| Having the mental capacity to make decisions. |
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| The process through which a governmental agency permissions for qualified individuals to engage in an occupation. |
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Having one's name listed on a database.
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The acknowledgement of a patient either verbally, nonverbaly, or in writing that he will take treatment.
cited:(Advanced EMT, A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander and Belle) |
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The deliberate detainment of an individual without his consent in the absence of a valid reason.
cited:(Advanced EMT, A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander and Belle) |
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A document written by an individual that states either generally or specifically the types of medical care he does and does not want at the end of life.
cited:(Advanced EMT, A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander and Belle) |
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The pooling of blood in the body after the heart has stopped beating. Once the heart ceasesto circulate the patients blood, the blood becomes subject to gravity and begins to settle in the lower portions of the body (dependant regions).
cited: (http://theemtspot.com/2009/02/17/7-signs-that-say-do-not-recusitate/)
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| Do Not Resusciate Order (DNR) |
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| A signed, dated physician's order to withhold resuscitative efforts. |
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| Durable Power of Attorney |
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A document in which the patient has given, or in which the court has awarded, authority to another individual to make health care decisions on the patient's behalf if the patient is incapacitated.
cited:(Advanced EMT, A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander and Belle) |
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The settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. |
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Temporary muscular rigidity occurring after death, the onset of which may be affected by pre-existing metabolic, as well as environmental, conditions
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A law which requires a care provider to care within his/her scope of practice and standard of care.
cited:(Advanced EMT, A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander and Belle) |
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the state of being responsible for something, especially by law.
cited: (https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=definition+of+the+word+liability)
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Performing an improper act that causes injury.
cited: (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/malfeasance) |
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Performing a legitimate act in a manner that causes injuries.
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the omission of some act that ought to have been performed.
cited: (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nonfeasance)
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The party who brings a civil action against someone else. |
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"things speak for themselves"
cited:(Advanced EMT, A Clinical-Reasoning Approach; Alexander, Belle)
the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
Cited: (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/res-ipsa-loquitur?s=t) |
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The intentional false communication of the information that damages a person's reputation.
Cited: (Advanced EMT; A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander & Belle) |
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To act with disregard for the welfare of the patient.
Cited: (Advanced EMT; A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander & Belle) |
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Written communication that is information which is false and injurious.
Cited: (Advanced EMT; A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander & Belle) |
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A finding that an injury would not have occurred but for a defendant's act establishes that the particular act or omission is the reason of the harm/ injury.
Cited: (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/proximate+cause)
(Advanced EMT; A Clinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander & Belle) |
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The communication of false and injurious information may that occurs through spoken language.
Cited: (Advanced EMT; AClinical-Reasoning Approach, Alexander & Belle)
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| The degree of attention and caution that would be exercised by a reasonable person with the same training and in the same circumstances. |
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| Laws intended to protect those who volunteer assistance in an emergency against claims of negligence. |
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Statutory prohibition of legal action against government agencies.
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| Elapsed periods of time after which legal action cannot be pursued. |
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| Ambulance tranportation of chronically or acutely ill patients from one health care institution to another. |
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| Preparing the patient for transport using any of a number od devices for lifting and moving him, while ensuring that medical tgreatment is continued. |
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| Patient Care Report (PCR) |
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| A written or electronic record of specific types of information that documents an EMS call. |
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| The location in an emergency department in which arriving patients are first evaluated by medical care and assigned priority for care. |
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| An illness with sudden onset, typically of short duration. |
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| A long-standing disease that chages or progresses slowly. |
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| A standardized management approach to organizing the response to an emergency by allowing for coordinated integration and management of all resources, equipment, personnel from multiple agencies, communications, and procedures. The five sections of an ICS are command, finance/administration, logistics, operations, and planning. |
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| Multiple-casualty incident (MCI) |
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| Any event in which the number of patients exceeds the capabilities of the resources on scene. |
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| A six-point (which stand for detection, reporting, response, on-scene care, care in transit, and transfer to definitive care) blue star in the center of which is the Rod of Asclepius, which represents medicine and healing; a symbol of emergency medical services. |
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Commission on Accrediation of Ambulance Services (CAAS)
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| An independent panel that encourages and promotes quality in medical transportation. |
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| Techniques of safe driving and crash avoidance that involve anticipating dangerous situations caused by adverse conditions or the mistakes of other drivers. |
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| Appropriate caution and concern. |
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| Using visible (lights) and audible (sirens) warning devices during ambulance operation to notify other drivers that you are requesting the right of way in order to minimize the time needed to arrive at the scene. |
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| Driving the ambulance under routine conditions that do not require that use of warning devices to clear traffic. |
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| A person who provides instructions and assistance to another individual who cannot see all ppossible hazards while carrying a patient or backing the ambulance. |
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| Medical Priority Dispatch Systems (MPDS) |
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| Methodical systems of call taking, allowing dispatchers to triage patients and send the appropriate EMS response. |
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| System Status Management (SSM) |
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| A computerized ambulance and personnel deployment system. |
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| Retro-Reflection Material |
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| Specially manufactured textile that reflects nearly all light back to the source, or viewer, without diffusing it. |
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| Evaluating the setting in which a patient is found for the puposes of obtaining information about the operational (including safety) and clinical aspects of the call. |
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| Mechanism of Injury (MOI) |
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| The forces and energy that cause trauma. |
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| The general type of medical problem a patient is suffering from on a given call. |
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| A patient's statement of the reason he is seeking medical attention. |
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| Techniques to quickly move a patient from a dangerous situation. |
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| Use of a planned technique to move a patient from one location to another; generally from the position in which he was found to the wheeled ambulance stretcher, or from the stretcher to a hospital bed. |
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| Position in which the patient, usually with a decreased level of responsiveness, is placed on his left side to help manage the airway. Also called left lateral recumbent position. |
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| Position with the head of the bed (ambulance stretcher) elevated at 45 degrees. |
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Left Lateral Recumbent (LLR) Position
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A positionin which the patient is lying on the left side with the arms and legs positioned to prevent rolling forward or backward. Also called recovery positon.
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| A position in which the patient is placed lying on his back. |
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| Pertaining to the medical issues relateed to obesity. |
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| An infant from birth to one month of age. Also called newborn |
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| An airplane (prop or jet) |
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| A systematic procedure used to quickly remove a critical patient from a vehicle while minimizing movement of the spine. |
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| Exchanges of information between individuals using any means understood. |
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| Listening beyond the sender's words for the meanings behind them. |
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| Any mediums or means through wich messages can be sent, such as body language, written documents, and verbal exchanges. |
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| High-power twoway radios in a fixed location, such as a dispatch center or hospital. |
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| Radio equipment that encodes voice signals into electronic data before sending, and decodes electronic data into voice signals at the receiving end. |
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| Questions with a narrow range of possible answers, such as "yes" or "no." |
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| Seeking feedback on your understanding of what a patient tells you. |
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| A therapeutic communication technique of pointing out inconsistencies in information to seek explanation. |
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Insight into another person's feelings and situation.
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| With respect to therapeutic communications, encouraging a patient to keep speaking. |
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| A message sent back to the original source of communication about how the message was received. |
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| Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) |
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| The U.S. government agency that regulates the standards and use of communication equipment. |
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Anything that disrupts the transmission or receipt of a message.
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| The ability to exchange information between communication systems. |
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| Electronic communication devices that send and receive a limited amount of data using a small screen that displays text information. |
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| Radios mounted in a vehicle |
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| A written outline of the events of an EMS call, usually following one of serval standard formats. |
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| Messages conveyed by means other than spoken or written words. |
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