Category: EMR
- Ethics ()
Ethics represents the moral code that guides a person’s choices and behaviors throughout their life. The idea of a moral code extends beyond the individual to include what is determined to be right, and wrong, for a community or society at large. Ethics is concerned with rights, responsibilities, use of language, what it means to […]
- Mandatory Reporting ()
Mandated Reporter Law – O.C.G.A. §19-7-5 (2016) (a) The purpose of this Code section is to provide for the protection of children. It is intended that mandatory reporting will cause the protective services of the state to be brought to bear on the situation in an effort to prevent abuses, to protect and enhance the welfare […]
- Types of Court Cases ()
Depending on the legal procedure or who is pressing charges be it a police officer or district attorney because if a law was broken, a criminal court would preside at the trial. If a person wants to sue someone else in the hopes they will receive an award for damages from the court, the suit […]
- Advanced Directives ()
The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states, it is the source of all government powers, and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the […]
- The Patient Refusal ()
If a patient can consent, then they can also refuse. Refusal and consent are really the same matter from a legal perspective. The main risk of a refusal is that the patient could succumb to their conditions without the benefits an ambulance could have afforded. In other words, there could be a damage or death […]
- Consent, What It Is And Why You Need it ()
Consent is permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. It is a term of common speech, with specific definitions as used in such fields as the law, medicine, research, and sexual relationships. Consent as understood in specific contexts may differ from its everyday meaning. In law, an attorney must obtain consent to […]
- Therapeutic Communication ()
A large part of the work that EMS does is obtaining and documenting information obtained from patients and bystanders. In order to obtain, EMS must always endeavor to hone their interviewing skills. The interview starts with the patient checking out the resume of the EMS crew; the uniform. If the EMS crew shows up to […]
- EMS System Communications ()
Communications is big part of the EMS system. In fact, the 911 system that most people take for granted was literally designed to meet the needs of the EMS community. As an EMS provider, you will most likely to communicate with dispatch, other EMS units, the Fire Department, the hospital, and medical control. Methods of […]
- Confidentiality ()
It has always been expected of all clinicians to maintain confidentiality with the patient. This means if the patient confides in the EMS crew, they should be expected to only share the information with the continuum of care. Distribution of patient care reports should be relegated to the ambulance service (which has to keep up […]
- Documentation ()
Every time an EMS unit is dispatched to a call, a Patient Care Report (PCR) must be generated (regardless if the ambulance made it to the scene or did not see a patient). Currently, all PCR’s are inputted into NEMSIS/GEMSIS compliant database, usually completely inputted by EMS personnel after each call with a laptop. The […]