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Mentally competent patients have the right to refuse treatment. T/F?
True
When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the concept
of
_________________.
Implied consent
List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for medical care
despite their young age.
Married, armed services, pregnant
_ _____ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a patient who is
in
need of medical treatment and transportation but is combative and presents a
significant risk of danger to himself, herself, or others.
Forcible restraint
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What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders?
An advance directive is a written document that specifies the types of care a
patient would want if she were unable to express it herself. A DNR order
prevents
resuscitative efforts from starting if a patient goes into cardiac arrest.
You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid DNR
order. The patient's family has called because he is having difficulty
breathing. Should you give him oxygen?
Yes. A DNR order only applies to resuscitative measures (ventilation, chest
compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must perform all other measures
in his scope of practice to make DNR patients comfortable and safe,
including giving oxygen, stopping bleeding, applying splints, etc.
The laws that define what an EMT can do are called ______ _.
Scope of Practice
What four elements must be present to prove negligence?
Duty, Breach of Duty, Damages and Causation
Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old patient,
you splint an ankle that you believe may be sprained. What crime have you
committed by
doing this?
Battery
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