Townsend, Ruth,  LLM., <br/><br/>
Applied paramedic law and ethics Australia and New Zealand / 
Ruth Townsend, Morgan Luck. 
 - xi, 348 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Tertiary/Undergraduate. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0729541347 9780729541343 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Allied health personnel--Australia<br/>Allied health personnel--New Zealand<br/>Allied health personnel--Legal status, laws, etc.--Australia.<br/>Allied health personnel--Legal status, laws, etc.--New Zealand.<br/>Allied health personnel--Professional ethics--Australia<br/>Allied health personnel--Professional ethics--New Zealand
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.737069