Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare AIU Online – HLTH320 Individual Project Unit 1 SCENERIO I am a paramedic arriving at an emergency scene. A group of scouts have entered a cave that is now filling with water. They were led into the cave by a rather large scoutmaster. Unfortunately‚ while leading them out of the cave‚ the scoutmaster somehow managed to get stuck in a narrow opening with only his head and shoulders protruding out. With his upper torso
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1.0 Introduction Paramedics have a legal duty of care towards their patients (Eburn‚ 2013). When Paramedics implement care for their patients it is important that they consider the four bioethical principles of autonomy‚ beneficence‚ non-maleficence and justice as these principles are considered to be a fundamental moral analytical framework within healthcare (Gillon‚ 1994). This essay aims to provide a retrospective analysis into the Coroner’s Inquest of Nola Walker (NW) following a motor vehicle
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Very HOT Tub. Buffalo: National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science‚ 2005. PDF file. Part I—The Discovery Cast of Characters: • Sam Garrison—Detective • Roma and Clint Underhill—The “hot” couple • Kavita Dickson and Larry Gonzales—EMT paramedics • Renee Volenbach—Physiologist in the Biology Department at Noletown University Friday‚ 7PM Roma and Clint Underhill had both had a long day. They were the owners of a successful real estate company in Desert Palm. Each had several clients
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‘mentors’. Training and competency assessments were generally carried out by Institute of Health Care Development (IHCD) accredited Instructors‚ and trainee’s learnt their ‘trade’ in a vocational setting‚ under the guidance of State Registered Paramedics. This model has previously been described as an ‘apprenticeship’‚ and has been the recipient of much criticism‚ due to it’s limitations in the preparation of practitioners‚ Kilcullen (2007). Ambulance
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The main differences between professional and non-professional‚ working in the sector: The health care professionals are often assumed to have a duty to work‚ even if faced with personal risk. This is particularly for professionals (doctors and nurses). However‚ the health service also depends on non-professionals‚ such as porters‚ cooks and cleaners. The professional can make decision‚ a specialist can make decision about patient’s situation‚ but a nurse is a professional who cannot make a decision
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trust and a good rapport between healthcare professionals (nurse or a paramedic) and a patient is the crucial part to start conversation and any form of treatment on them. As per the law of consent and autonomy for medical treatment a client can be treated only if he or she giving consent for it after the client being informed everything about the treatment and plausible side effects (Olick‚ 2012). In case‚ the nurse or a paramedic is not able to get the consent from a client‚ both team members can
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3. I had the opportunity to spend a day riding along with one of Advanced Life Support Squads while they provided vital emergency medical care to the citizens of Warren‚ MI. The station’s number 3 squad had talented and professional Firefighters/Paramedics. All were welcomed to the student nurses form Davenport University‚ Warren. They were friendly‚ professional‚ and ready to ask questions that I had. They made my experience an informative and enjoyable one. After I meet the crew in the morning they
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Have you ever watched your friend die right before your eyes? In the short story “The Seventh Man”‚ the seventh man tells his story about losing his friend K. to a big wave during a horrific storm. The seventh man has a hard time getting over his loss because K. was like a brother to him and because he watched it happen which is terrifying to anyone of any age. The seventh man should forgive himself for his failure to save K. considering he was only 10 years old. The seventh man did all that he
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Philippine society. "Why stay here and earn nothing?" asked Ben‚ one of my classmates at EMT/Paramedic school‚ in Manila. In the States‚ paramedic is not a particularly well-paid job. Most American paramedics would be shocked to find out that Ben already graduated university with a BS in nursing. "Nursing is the most expensive major‚" said former paramedic Fran Aycocho whose daughter just complete the first year of her studies. The salary for an
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a widespread disorder that affects certain individuals psychologically‚ behaviorally‚ and emotionally following the experience of a traumatic event (Lee et al.‚ 2005‚ p. 135). However‚ because of inconsistencies regarding the percentage of individuals who experience PTSD and the percentage of individuals who subsequently develop PTSD‚ researchers hypothesize that both biological and environmental factors contribute to the development of PTSD (Wolf et al. 2010‚ p. 328)
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