Evolve Resources for Applied Paramedic Law and Ethic, 1st Edition

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Contributors

Reviewers

1 Why introduce paramedics to law, ethics and professionalism?

2 An introduction to ethics for paramedics

3 PRECARE – an ethical decision-making model for paramedics

4 The ethical governance of paramedic practice

5 An introduction to the legal system and paramedic professionalism

6 Consent and refusal of treatment

7 The tort of negligence, standards of care and vicarious liability

8 End-of-life care

9 An introduction to child protection and mandatory reporting

10 The mental health patient in the pre-hospital emergency care setting

11 Employment and industrial law in paramedic practice

12 Record keeping and the patient health care record

13 The use of drugs in pre-hospital care

14 Paramedic practice in New Zealand – legal issues and current debates

Glossary

Index