Do You Know These Basic Medical Ethics Flashcards

Chapter 3 Vocabulary from EMT-B textbook

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Abandonment
Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient's consent and without making provisions for transferring care.
Advance Directive
Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions, AKA a living will.
Assault
Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm.
Battery
Touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent.
Certification
A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain standards to provide safe and ethical care.
Competent
Able to make rational decisions about personal well-being.
Consent
Permission to render care.
Dependent Lividity
Blood settling to the lowest point of the body, causing discoloration of the skin.
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
Written documentation by a physician giving permission to medical personnel not to attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest.
Duty To Act
A medicolegal term relating to certain personnel who either by statute or by function has a responsibility to provide care.
Emergency
A serious situation that threatens the life or welfare of a person or group of people and requires immediate intervention.
Emergency Medical Care
Immediate care or treatment.
Express Consent
A type of consent in which a patient gives express authorization for provision of care or transport.
Forcible Restraint
The act of physically preventing an individual from any physical action.
Good Samaritan Laws
Laws enacted to protect citizens from liability for errors in giving emergency medical care, unless they are grossly negligent.