Emergency Care in the Streets Essentials Package
9th Edition TEST BANK questions and answers 2024
Battery - The unlawful physical acting upon a threat- the use of force against another,
resulting in harmful, offensive, or sexual contact.
Consent - Agreement by the patient to accept a medical treatment
Defendant - In a civil lawsuit, the person against whom a legal action is brought
Due Process - A right to fair procedure for a legal action against a person or agency;
has two components: Notice and Opportunity to be Heard.
False Imprisonment - Intentionally or unjustifiably detaining a person against his or her
will. Some examples include transporting without consent
Implied Consent - Assumption on behalf of a person unable to give consent that he or
she would have done so.
Informed Consent - Patients voluntary agreement to be treated
Libel - Making a false statement in written form that injures a person's good name
Malfeasance - Unauthorized act committed outside the scope of medical practice
defined by law.
Misfeasance - Unauthorized act performed in an improper manner, such as a
medication administered at the wrong dose.
Nonfeasance - Failing to perform a required or expected act.
Plaintiff - In a civil lawsuit, the person who brings a legal action against another person
Proximate Cause - The specific reason an injury occurred; one of the items that must be
proven for a paramedic to be held liable for negligence
Blinding - The method of not giving the specifics of a project to the people participating
in a research or study
Certification - Person meets predetermined standard to provide safe and ethical care
9th Edition TEST BANK questions and answers 2024
Battery - The unlawful physical acting upon a threat- the use of force against another,
resulting in harmful, offensive, or sexual contact.
Consent - Agreement by the patient to accept a medical treatment
Defendant - In a civil lawsuit, the person against whom a legal action is brought
Due Process - A right to fair procedure for a legal action against a person or agency;
has two components: Notice and Opportunity to be Heard.
False Imprisonment - Intentionally or unjustifiably detaining a person against his or her
will. Some examples include transporting without consent
Implied Consent - Assumption on behalf of a person unable to give consent that he or
she would have done so.
Informed Consent - Patients voluntary agreement to be treated
Libel - Making a false statement in written form that injures a person's good name
Malfeasance - Unauthorized act committed outside the scope of medical practice
defined by law.
Misfeasance - Unauthorized act performed in an improper manner, such as a
medication administered at the wrong dose.
Nonfeasance - Failing to perform a required or expected act.
Plaintiff - In a civil lawsuit, the person who brings a legal action against another person
Proximate Cause - The specific reason an injury occurred; one of the items that must be
proven for a paramedic to be held liable for negligence
Blinding - The method of not giving the specifics of a project to the people participating
in a research or study
Certification - Person meets predetermined standard to provide safe and ethical care
