Townsend, Ruth (Solicitor)

Applied paramedic law, ethics and professionalism, Australia and New Zealand / Law, ethics and professionalism, Australia and New Zealand Applied paramedic Ruth Townsend, Morgan Luck. - 2nd edition. - x, 371 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Previous edition : Applied paramedic law and ethics Australia and New Zealand, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

"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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Allied health personnel--Australia.
Allied health personnel--New Zealand.
Allied health personnel--Legal status, laws, etc.--Australia.
Allied health personnel--Legal status, laws, etc.--New Zealand.
Allied health personnel--Professional ethics--Australia
Allied health personnel--Professional ethics--New Zealand

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