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