EMD Legal and Liability Issues 2

Question 1

Which legal doctrine protects EMDs in most US states when they follow established protocols in good faith?

Accepted Answer

Good Samaritan statutes

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Respondeat superior

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Sovereign immunity

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Assumption of risk

Question 2

An EMD fails to ask a caller about the patient's breathing status, and the patient dies. This could constitute which type of liability?

Accepted Answer

Negligence

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Intentional tort

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Strict liability

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Vicarious liability

Question 3

What is the legal term for the obligation an EMD has to provide appropriate emergency dispatch services to callers?

Accepted Answer

Duty to act

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Standard of care

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Scope of practice

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Proximate cause

Question 4

A dispatcher sends the wrong resource level and the patient's condition worsens. Which element of negligence does this most directly establish?

Accepted Answer

Causation

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Duty

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Breach

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Damages

Question 5

Under HIPAA, which of the following is permissible without patient authorization when transferring a call to a receiving hospital?

Accepted Answer

Sharing PHI for treatment coordination purposes

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Disclosing patient's insurance information

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Releasing patient records to the media

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Sending patient history to employer

Question 6

Which action best protects an EMD center from liability related to call documentation?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining detailed, accurate, and timely call records

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Deleting recordings after 24 hours to save storage

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Allowing only supervisors to document calls

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Summarizing calls verbally to avoid written records

Question 7

An EMD who intentionally provides false medical instructions to a caller would likely face which type of legal action beyond negligence?

Accepted Answer

Intentional tort or criminal charges

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Strict product liability

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Vicarious liability only

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Administrative sanction only