Across
- 3. oral questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath
- 9. a person who is under the legal age in a given state but because of other circumstances is a legally considered an adult
- 10. stiffening of the body muscles, a definitive sign of death
- 14. a type of consent in which a patient gives verbal or nonverbal authorization for care or transport
- 17. blood settling to the lowest point of the body causing discoloration of the skin, a definitive sign of death
- 21. the communication of false information about a person that is damaging to the person's reputation
- 22. 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
- 23. able to make rational decisions about personal wellbeing
- 26. ability to understand and process information and make a choice regarding appropriate medical care.
Down
- 1. 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 risks for them
- 2. when a person who has a duty to act abuses it, and causes harm to another individual
- 4. Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions, also called a living will
- 5. most commonly defined by state law, outlines the care that the EMT is able to provide
- 6. Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient's consent and without making provisions for transferring care to another medical professional without the skills and training necessary to meet the needs of the patient
- 7. unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
- 8. a type of advanced directive that appoints another individual to make decisions on their behalf in the event that individual loses decision making capacity
- 11. permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risks, benefits, and alternatives to treatment have been explained
- 12. Unlawfully touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent
- 13. failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide
- 15. a microlegal term relating to a certain personnel who either by statute or by function have a responsibility to provide care
- 16. a code of conduct that can be defined by a society, religion, or person, affecting character, conduct, conscience
- 18. false and damaging information about a person that is communicated in writing
- 19. 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
- 20. false and damaging information about a person that is spoken
- 24. wrongful acts that give rise to civil lawsuit
- 25. the philosophy of right and wrong, of moral duties and ideal professional behavior