Tag: medical legal
- Lights & Sirens ()
TITLE 40 – MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICCHAPTER 6 – UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROADARTICLE 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS§ 40-6-6 – Authorized emergency vehicles (a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle or law enforcement vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or […]
- CPR: Knowing When To Quit ()
Ambulance services shouldn’t be expected to perform CPR on patients who are obviously deceased Sometimes, the ambulance crew is summoned to the scene of a person unconscious, only to discover that the patient is obviously dead. When a patient is obviously dead, there is no reason to begin resuscitative efforts. Sometimes, it’s obvious that the […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]