KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE
- Define the EMT-Basic scope of practice. (p. 45)
- Discuss the importance of do not resuscitate (DNR) orders (advance directives) and local or state provisions regarding EMS application. (pp. 49-50)
- Define consent and discuss the methods of obtaining consent. (pp. 45-46)
- Differentiate between expressed and implied consent. (p. 46)
- Explain the role of consent of minors in providing care. (p. 46)
- Discuss the implications for the EMT-Basic in patient refusal of transport. (pp. 46-48)
- Discuss the issues of abandonment, negligence, and battery and their implications to the EMT-Basic. (pp. 47,50-51)
- State the conditions necessary for the EMT-Basic to have a duty to act. (p. 51)
- Explain the importance, necessity, and legality of patient confidentiality. (pp. 51-52)
- Discuss the considerations of the EMT-Basic in issues of organ retrieval. (pp. 52-53)
- Differentiate the actions that an EMT-Basic should take to assist in the preservation of a crime scene. (pp. 53,55)
- State the conditions that require an EMT-Basic to notify local law enforcement officials. (p. 55)
- Explain the role of EMS and the EMT-Basic regarding patients with DNR orders. (pp. 49-50)
- Explain the rationale for the needs, benefits, and usage of advance directives. (pp. 49-50)
- Explain the rationale for the concept of varying degrees of DNR. (pp. 49-50)
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