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| EMT or person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency care |
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| medical techniques or practices supported by scientific evidence or their safety |
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| oversight of the patient care aspects of an EMS system by the medical director |
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| Off-line medical direction |
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| standard orders issued by the medical director that allows EMT to give certain medications or perform certain procedures |
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| On-line medical direction |
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| orders given directly by the on duty physician to EMT in the field |
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| a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for patient care of the EMS system |
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| telephone access to report emergencies. Enhanced 911 system automatically identifies the phone number and location |
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| long term survival of the patient |
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| steps or assessments and interventions developed by the medical director |
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| process of continued self-review with purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement |
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| policy or protocol issued by the medical director to perform particular skills in certain situations |
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| introduction of dangerous chemicals or infectious materials |
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| CISM critical incident stress management |
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| comprehensive system that includes education and resources to prevent stress and deal with stress when it occurs |
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| removal or cleaning of dangerous chemicals |
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| MCI Multiple Casualty Incident |
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| emergency involving multiple patients |
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| organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria |
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| PPE personal protective equipment |
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| protects EMS worker from infection or exposure during rescue operations |
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| strict form of infection control assumption that all blood and fluids are infectious |
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| state of physical or psychological arousal |
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| leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training |
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| a DNR order or written instructions in advance |
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| placing a person in fear of bodily harm |
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| causing bodily harm to or restraining someone |
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| obligation no to reveal information obtained about a patient except to health care professionals involved in patient care or under subpoena |
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| permission from patient to care or action by EMT |
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| location where crime has been committed or evidence may be found |
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| legal document signed by the patient and physician that has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative means |
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| obligation to provide care to patient |
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| social system or social or professional expectations for principles of right or wrong |
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| consent given by adults of legal age or mental capacity with regard to their medical care |
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| laws in each state provide limited legal protection to citizens and some health care personnel when they are administering emergency care |
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| federal act protecting privacy or patient health care information and the patient with how information is used |
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| presumed a patient or patient's parent/guardian would give consent if they were able. Unconscious patient or parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed |
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| in place of parents when parents are not present |
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| written injurious information (untrue) |
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| personal standards or principles of right or wrong |
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| failure to act properly in which there was a duty to act. Need to provide the care that would be reasonable for an EMT to provide and harm was the result |
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| person with legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues |
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| latin term which means speaks for itself |
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| law that permits a person to drop off an infant or child at a police, fire or EMS station. The intent is to protect the child who may otherwise be harmed |
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| set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope or the extent and limits of EMT's job |
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| false spoken injurious information |
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| EMT providing care that would be expected with similar training in similar situation |
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| a civil not criminal offense caused by negligence from which a lawsuit may arise |
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