EMS Vocab Crossword

Process by which a person is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards.
Able to make rational decisions about well being.
The presence of an infectious disease
Communication of false information about a person which is damaging to that persons reputation.
Discoloration caused by blood settling in the lowest point of the body
Type of consent where either a patient gives verbal or nonverbal authorization for treatment
The bodys response to stress.
Unlawfully touching or rendering care without consent
The legal responsibility of of a persons to assume parental responsibilities
Transmission of a disease from one person to another from an object
Abnormal invasion of a host or parasites
Permission for treatment given by a competent person
False and damaging info about a person which is communicated in writing
Process whereby a competent authority allows people to perform a regulated act.
Relates to medical forensic science
Code of conduct that is defined by a society religion or person
Verbal information communicated about a person that is false
An organism which transports a pathogen
The manner which an infectious disease is spread
Further from the trunk
Closer to the trunk
Further from the midline
Defines the care that an EMT is able to provide
A wrongful act that gives rise to a civil suit
The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic posotion
The bottom of the foot
The anterior surface of the body
The basic filtering unit of the kidneys
When a person who has the duty abuses it
The ability to transmit and receive simultaneously
A call center staffed by professionals who are responsible for managing first responders