Abandonment - This is an act of discontinuing emergency medical care without making sure that another health care professional with equal or better training has taken over. 

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Negligence - An act that fail to provide the expected standard of care, causing further injury or death to the patient.

 

RIGHTS OF PATIENT 

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The patient has the right to: 

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1. Solicit and receive pre - hospital care

2. Confidentiality regarding personal information and condition

3. Pursue legal recourse for acts of negligence, abandonment and or violation of confidentiality. 

4. Refuse care. 

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TYPES OF CONSENT

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1. IMPLIED CONSENT - Consent assumed on the part of an unconscious, confused or seriously injured patient or a minor patient who cannot made decisions.  

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2. EXPRESSED CONSENT - Permission that must be obtained from every responsive, competent adult patient before providing emergency care.