Question: scope of practice:

Answer: a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMTs job.

Question: How can rules and regulations vary?

Answer: the skills and medical interventions the EMT may perform are defined by legislation, which can vary from state to state.

it can sometimes even within the same state from district to district

Question: What is the primary ethical consideration of an EMT?

Answer: the primary ethical consideration of an EMT is to make patient care and well-being a priority.

Question: standard of care:

Answer: for and EMT providing care for a specific patient in a specific situation, the care that would be expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training when caring for a patient in a similar situation.

Question: standard of care vs. scope of practice:

Answer: standard care refers to what you should do in a particular situation and how you should do it vs scope of practice refers to what you should be able to do.`

Question: consent:

Answer: permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT

consent is required for any treatment or action by an EMT

Question: what are the three types of consent?

Answer: 1. expressed

2. implied

3. consent to treat minors or incompetent patients

Question: expressed consent:

Answer: consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being— it must be obtained

expressed consent must be informed consent: meaning the patients understand the risks associated with the care they will receive.

Question: implied consent:

Answer: the consent it is presumed a patient or patient’s guardian would give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed.

• applies to unconscious patients or mentally incapacitated

• Question: what is one situation where consent is not needed from a parent or guardian?

• Answer: when a child care provider or school authority who may act as a in loco parentis (in place of a parent) when the parents are not physically present.