3 elements required for a plaintiff to recover damages for injuries
sustained by fraud - correct answer- an untrue statement, known to
be untrue by the party making it, was made so as to mislead; the injured
party relied on the statement; damages were incurred as a result of the
reliance.
4 elements required for plaintiff to recover damages for injuries
sustained by negligence - correct answer- a duty to the patient by
the healthcare practitioner (standard of care); a breach of this duty by an
act or by failing to perform some act; a compensable injury; a causal
relationship between the injury and the breach of duty
AED - correct answer- automated external defibrillator
assault - correct answer- threat or attempt to injure
Asthma - correct answer- respiratory distress generally exhibits as
wheezing, as a result of dilatation of bronchi on inspiration and collapse
of exhalation.
autonomy - correct answer- ability to take care of oneself and make
one's own decisions
, Battery - correct answer- unlawful touching of another person
without consent
Beneficence - correct answer- Doing good or causing good to be
done; kindly action
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) - correct answer- aka a stroke or
brain attack - code needs to be called immediately to reduce permanent
adverse effects of stroke.
Choking - correct answer- a complete blockage of the airway
requiring immediate action
Claustrophobia - correct answer- extreme fear of confined places
Consequentialism - correct answer- evaluates the rightness or
wrongness of ethical decisions by assessing the consequence of these
decisions on the patient.
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) - correct answer- refers to
medical procedures used when a person's heart and lungs have stopped
working