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Medical and Legal Issues- CH4
Mosbys Paramedic Textbook 3ED-R
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Undergraduate 4
09/03/2011

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What are the 5 types of law
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Legislative, administrative, common, criminal, and civil.
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what type of law is known as case or Jude-made law
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Common law
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What type of lawsuit can come from failing to preform the job appropriately?
Definition
Civil and or Criminal 
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What type of law is derived form societys acceptance of customs or norms over time
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Common law
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What type of law deals with private complaints 
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Civil (Tort) law
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What is the standard of care
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It defines as what a similarly trained prudent person would do in the same circumstance 
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What types of injuries are paramedics required to report by law
Definition
Child and elder abuse, sexual assault, gunshot and stab wounds, animal bites and communicable diseases 
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