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Who is allowed to legally perform an ekg on a patient?
In most places, a qualified healthcare provider, such as a nurse, physician, or medical technician, is allowed to perform an electrocardiogram (EKG) on a patient. They should be properly trained and certified to ensure accurate results and patient safety.
If a patient is pronounced legally brain dead does the hospital have the right to pull the plug even if the next living relative is refusing to unplug the respirator?
Medical doctors decide which medical treatments are appropriate for each patient. They are under no duty to provide medical care to a brain dead patient so there is no tort or criminal liability if they unplug a brain dead patient. Most families of brain dead patients want the respirator unplugged since their loved one is already gone and the financial pressure of continued medical care is sometimes oppressive.
What is the legal health record?
The legal health record (LHR) is a subset of all patient-specific data created or accumulated by a healthcare provider that may be released to third parties in response to a legally permissible request for patient information.
In a medical malpractice lawsuit might the fact that the patient became more ill because he forgot to take his medicine affect the outcome of the case?
Yes. In most states, the patient could be deemed to be contributorily negligent. That means that, while the doctor could possibly be found negligent, the patient could also be found negligent, and any damages awarded at trial would be multiplied by the percentage of the doctor's negligence. If the doctor could show that the patient's failure to take the medicine entirely caused the patient's injury, then the patient would be awarded nothing. If you are a doctor involved in a medical malpractice case, you should be represented by a tort attorney who specializes in health care law and/or malpractice cases. If you are a patient suing your doctor, you should be represented by a personal injury attorney with experience in medical malpractice issues.
What consequences would there be if a legally competent adult was treated without consent and an adverse event occurs?
If a legally competent adult is treated without consent and an adverse event occurs, the healthcare provider and institution could face legal repercussions such as a lawsuit for medical malpractice. The patient may also experience physical or emotional harm as a result of the unauthorized treatment, leading to potential distrust in the healthcare system. The incident could also damage the patient-provider relationship and impact future medical decisions.
What is the manual procedure to restart the breathing and heartbeat of a patient?
This procedure is called CPR.
What is a sentence with the word stethoscope?
"The doctor used the stethoscope on the patient to try and hear his heartbeat and breathing patterns."
When are you pronounced dead?
That depends greatly on the circumstances and location of death. In my state, if the patient is hospitalized, then two RN's (or a doctor) must come in together and both listen for a heartbeat for one full minute. If no heartbeat or breathing occurs, they call the time of death and notify the attending physician.
What does breathing stand for in first aid?
it stands for "is the patient breathing?"
What is a apneic patient?
a person who is not breathing
Is an unresponsive patient still breathing?
Could be. Breathing is not a response. A person who is unconscious would be unresponsive and still breathing.
What is a sentence for the word stethescope?
The doctor used the stethoscope to check the patient's heartbeat.
When the patient has discomfort in breathing while standing is?
orthopnea
Can you stop CPR when you have a pulse?
No. Monitor the pulse, and give rescue breathing if needed.
Why is it important for the STSR to maintain the sterile field until the patient is extubated and breathing freely following a thyroidectomy?
Because an emergency tracheotomy is a possibility until patient is breathing freely.
Is breathing a verb?
Breathing can be either a verb or noun, It is the present participle of the verb "to breathe." Examples: VERB- She was breathing hard. ('she' is the subject, 'was breathing' is the verb) NOUN- The patient's breathing was uneven. ('breathing' is the subject, 'was' is the verb)
A patient breathing with reduced tidal volume will have respirations that are?
Shallow.
