HFD MEDICAL LEGAL
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- COMMON LAW
- LAWS THAT DERIVE FROM SOCIETY ACCEPTANCE
- LEGISLATIVE LAW
- CREATED BY LAW MAKING BODIES
- ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
- INACTED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FEDERAL OR STATE
- CRIMINAL LAW
- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
- CIVIL LAW
- NONCRIMINAL ISSUES
- TORT
- DEALS WITH CIVIL WRONGS COMMITED AGAINST ONE TO ANOTHER
- SCOPE OF PRACTICE
- RANGE OF DUTIES AND SKILLS EMT ARE ALLOWED AND EXPECTED TO PERFORM
- WHAT MUST BE REPORTED
- SPOUSE ABUSE, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, ELDER ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, GUNSHOT AND STAB WOUNDS, ANIMAL BITES, COMMUNICABLEDISEASES
- IMMUNITY
- EXEMPTION FROM LEGAL LIABILITY
- NEGLAGENCE
- DEVIATION FROM ACCEPTED STANDARDS
- MALFEASANCE
- BREACH OF DUTY BY A WRONGFUL OR UNLAWFUL ACT
- MISFEASANCE
- BREACH OF DUTY THAT IS HARMFUL OR INJURIOUS
- NONFEASANCE
- BREACH OF DUTY BY FAILURE TO PERFORM ACT OR DUTY
- DEFAMATION
- COMUNICATION THAT INJURES ANOTHER PERSONS REPUTATION OR GOOD NAME
- COMPETANT
- ABLE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISION
- EXPRESSED CONSENT
- VERBAL OR WRITTEN CONSENT
- IMPLIED CONSENT
- PRESUMED CONSENT FOR PERSON WHO IS MENTALY UNABLE TO GIVE CONSENT
- INVOLUNTARY CONSENT
- GRANTED BY AUTHORITY OF A COURT ORDER
- MINOR
- PERSON UNDER 18
- EMANCIPATED
- PERSON UNDER 18 WHO IS MARRIED, PREGNANT, PARENT, MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES, OR LIVING AWAY FROM HOME
- ASSAULT
- UNLAWFULLY PLACING A PERSON IN APPREHENSION OF BODILY HARM
- BATTERY
- UNLAWFULLY TOUCHING OF ANOTHER WITHOUT CONSENT
- RESONABLE FORCE
- MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FORCE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT A UNRULY PERSON DOES NOT CAUSE HARM TO SELF OR OTHERS
- A WELL DOCUMENTED REPORT IS
- COMPLETED PROMPTLY, THOROUGH, OBJECTIVE, ACCURATE, MAINTAINS CONFIDENTIALITY
- WHAT MUST APERSON DO TO BE PROTECTED UNDER GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS
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ACT IN GOOD FAITH
NOT BE NEGLIGENT
STAY WITHIN SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION LEVEL
NOT GET PAID FOR DUTIES - TO PROVE NEGLIGENCE THERE MUST BE
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DUTY TO ACT
BREACH OF DUTY-FAILIER TO ACT
INJURY-BY INADEQUATE CARE
PROXIMATE CAUSE-HARM CAUSED BY ACTIONS - RES IPSA LOQUITUR
- THINGS SPEAK FOR ITSELF
- MOST COMMON FORM OF CONSENT
- EXPRESSED CONSENT
- FALSE IMPRISONMENT
- INTENTIONAL AND UNJUSTIFIABLE DETENTION
- PULSLESS PATIENTS SHOULD BE RESUSCITATED UNLESS
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THERE IS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CLINICAL DEATH
RESUSCITATION WOULD PLACE MEDIC IN DANGER OF INJURY
DNR IS PRESENT - DNR DOES NOT APPLY TO
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KNOWN PREGNANT PERSONS
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY INVOLVING HOMICIDE, SUICIDE - WHO CAN EXECUTE DNR
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COMPETANT- TERMINAL PATIENTS
INCOMPETANT- LEGAL GUARDIAN, PROXY, POWER OF ATTORNEY
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, TWO RELATIVES - HOW LONG BEFORE DEATH SHOULD DNR BE WRITEN
- 6 MONTHS
- VITAL TISUES (WITH HEART BEAT)
- HEART, LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS, PANCREAS
- NONVITAL TISSUES (NO HEART BEAT)
- UP TO 24 HOURS, CORNIA, SKIN, BONE TENDONS, HEART VALVES, SAPHENOUS VEINS