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| Unilateral termination of care by the EMT-B without the patient''s consent and without making provisions for transferring care to another medical professional with skills at the same level or higher. |
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| Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions; also called a living will. |
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| Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm |
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| Touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent. |
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| A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care. |
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| Able to make rational decisions about personal well-being |
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| Permission to render care. |
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| Blood settling to the lowest point of the body, causing discoloration of the skin. |
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| DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) orders |
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| Written documentation by a physician giving permission to medical personnel not to attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest. |
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| A medicolegal term relating to certain personnel who either by statute or by function have a responsibility to provide care |
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| A serious situation, such as injury or illness, that threatens the life or welfare of a person or group of people and requires immediate intervention. |
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| Immediate care or treatment. |
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| A type of consent in which a patient gives express authorization for provision of care or transport |
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| The act of physically preventing an individual from any physical action |
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| Statutory provisions enacted by many states to protect citizens from liability for errors and omissions in giving good faith emergency medical care, unless there is wanton, gross, or willful negligence. |
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| Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment. |
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| Permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risks, benefits, and alternatives to treatment have been explained. |
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| A term relating to medical jurisprudence (law) or forensic medicine |
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| Failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide. |
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| Basing current action on lessons, rules, or guidelines derived from previous similar experiences. |
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| Decomposition of body tissues |
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| Stiffening of the body; a definitive sign of death |
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| Written, accepted levels of emergency care expected by reason of training and profession; written by legal or professional organizations so that patients are not exposed to unreasonable risk or harm. |
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