First Responder EMS Curriculum for Training Centers in Eurasia

Legal and Ethical IssuesContents1. Objectivesa. Cognitiveb. Affectivec. Psychomotor2. Introduction3. Scope of Care4. Competence5. Consenta. Expressed Consentb. Implied Consent6. Advanced Directives/Do Not Resuscitate Orders7. Refusals8. Assault/Battery9. Abandonment10. Negligence11. Confidentiality12. Special Situations13. Potential Crime Scene/Evidence Preservation14. Documentation15. Application of Content Materiala. Procedural (How)b. Contextual (When, Where, Why)16. Student Activitiesa. Auditory (Hearing)b. Visual (Seeing)c. Kinesthetic (Doing)1. Objectivesa. Cognitive ObjectivesAt the completion of this lesson, the First Responder student will be able to:1. Define the First Responder scope of care.2. Discuss the importance of do not resuscitate advanced directives.3. Define consent, and discuss the methods of obtaining consent.4. Differentiate between expressed and implied consent.5. Explain the role of consent of minors in providing care.6. Discuss the implications for the First Responder in patient refusal of transport.7. Discuss the issues of abandonment, negligence, and battery and their implications tothe First Responder.8. State the conditions necessary for the First Responder to have a duty to act.9. Explain the importance, necessity, and legality of patient confidentiality.10. List the actions that a First Responder should take to assist in the preservation of acrime scene.11. State the conditions that require a First Responder to notify local law enforcementofficials.12. Discuss issues concerning the fundamental components of documentation.b. Affective ObjectivesAt the completion of this lesson, the First Responder student will be able to:1. Explain the rationale for the needs, benefits, and use of advance directives.2. Explain the rationale for the concept of varying degrees of do not resuscitate orders.c. Psychomotor ObjectivesNone for this lesson.First Responder EMS Curriculum/AIHA, July 2002 21