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Applied paramedic law, ethics and professionalism, Australia and New Zealand / Ruth Townsend, Morgan Luck.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chatswood, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 2nd editionDescription: x, 371 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0729543080
  • 9780729543088
Other title:
  • Law, ethics and professionalism, Australia and New Zealand
  • Applied paramedic
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.737069 23
Contents:
1. Paramedic professionalism -- / Ruth Townsend and Morgan Luck -- 2. Paramedics ethics -- / Morgan Luck -- 3. PRECARE - an ethical decision-making model for paramedics -- / Morgan Luck, Brian Steer and Ruth Townsend -- 4. An introduction to the legal system and paramedic professionalism -- / Ruth Townsend -- 5. Consent and refusal of treatment -- / Bronwyn Betts -- 6. Negligence and vicarious liability -- / Peter Jurkovsky -- 7. End-of-life care -- / Ruth Townsend -- 8. Protective jurisdiction -- / Stephen Bartlett -- 9. Mental illness and the law in the pre-hospital emergency care setting -- / Ramon Shaban and Ruth Townsend -- 10. Paramedics, privacy and confidentiality -- / Bruce Baer Arnold -- 11. Record-keeping and the patient healthcare record -- / Peter Lang -- 12. The use of drugs in pre-hospital care -- / Ruth Townsend and Alisha Hensby -- 13. Employment law -- / Philip Groves and Erin Hillson -- 14. Paramedic practice in New Zealand - Legal issues and current debates -- / Kate Diesfeld -- 14. Paramedic Research -- / Wendy Bonython.
Summary: "Applied Paramedic Law, Ethics and Professionalism brings together the legal and ethical principles relevant to paramedic profession in the Australian and New Zealand contexts. Written by Ruth Townsend and Morgan Luck, the text explores and explains the practical application of these principles through the use of case studies and paramedic-specific scenarios."--Publisher's website.
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Previous edition : Applied paramedic law and ethics Australia and New Zealand, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Paramedic professionalism -- / Ruth Townsend and Morgan Luck -- 2. Paramedics ethics -- / Morgan Luck -- 3. PRECARE - an ethical decision-making model for paramedics -- / Morgan Luck, Brian Steer and Ruth Townsend -- 4. An introduction to the legal system and paramedic professionalism -- / Ruth Townsend -- 5. Consent and refusal of treatment -- / Bronwyn Betts -- 6. Negligence and vicarious liability -- / Peter Jurkovsky -- 7. End-of-life care -- / Ruth Townsend -- 8. Protective jurisdiction -- / Stephen Bartlett -- 9. Mental illness and the law in the pre-hospital emergency care setting -- / Ramon Shaban and Ruth Townsend -- 10. Paramedics, privacy and confidentiality -- / Bruce Baer Arnold -- 11. Record-keeping and the patient healthcare record -- / Peter Lang -- 12. The use of drugs in pre-hospital care -- / Ruth Townsend and Alisha Hensby -- 13. Employment law -- / Philip Groves and Erin Hillson -- 14. Paramedic practice in New Zealand - Legal issues and current debates -- / Kate Diesfeld -- 14. Paramedic Research -- / Wendy Bonython.

"Applied Paramedic Law, Ethics and Professionalism brings together the legal and ethical principles relevant to paramedic profession in the Australian and New Zealand contexts. Written by Ruth Townsend and Morgan Luck, the text explores and explains the practical application of these principles through the use of case studies and paramedic-specific scenarios."--Publisher's website.

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