Legal Aspects of Emergency Services

Legal Aspects of Emergency Services

Author: Gregory West

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1284235580

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Legal Aspects of Emergency Services, Second Edition introduces members of fire and emergency medical services to the legal system in the United States, showing them how various types of laws affect their work in emergency services.


Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, 3rd Edition

Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, 3rd Edition

Author: J. Curtis Varone

Publisher: Fire Engineering Books

Published: 2014-09-05

Total Pages: 728

ISBN-13: 1593703473

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The third edition of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services is a reader-friendly guide to the challenging legal issues that firefighters and emergency service personnel encounter. Written by J. Curtis Varone, a practicing attorney as well as an experienced firefighter, this book explores such key topics as fire department liability, search and seizure, sovereign immunity, overtime laws, collective bargaining, OSHA compliance, workers’ compensation, physical abilities testing, medical examinations, drug testing, discrimination, and sexual harassment. It is a perfect textbook for any course on fire service law as well as an indispensable desk reference for day-to-day fire department administration. Features of the new 3rd Edition: • Updated cases on several topics including residency requirements, employment discrimination, and more • Expanded treatment of hot topics such as digital imagery, social media, and electronic surveillance • Meets the latest requirements for FESHE’s Legal Aspects of the Fire Service curriculum • Many new photos and graphics to help connect cases to day-to-day issues in the fire service • Coverage of recent changes to search and seizure law, use of digital photos and social media by emergency personnel, and fire department liability


EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAW

EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAW

Author: William C. Nicholson

Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher

Published: 2013-12-01

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 0398088330

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This second edition is a major revision and update of Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law. As the first text to be published on emergency response and emergency management law this book provides an understanding of the legal challenges faced on a daily basis by the front-line troops in emergent situations. The emergency response law section begins with the duty to respond and proceeds through the wide range of legal issues that arise during response. Training accidents, vehicle issues, dispatch, emergency medical services issues, and “Good Samaritan” acts are covered. Additional topics include the standard operating procedures, mutual aid, the incident management system, hazardous materials incidents, OSHA, using volunteer resources, recovery by responders, the rescue doctrine, and the World Trade Center site litigation. The emergency management law section examines the powers of governors, state and local responsibilities, federal emergency management, difficulties in mitigating legal exposure, legal steps for mitigation, potential negligence liability, legal requirements and interpreting/translating assistance, preparedness cases, recovery cases, and the role of the local government attorney before, during, and in the aftermath of a disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Stafford Act and the National Response Framework (NRF) are discussed in great detail. The third section discusses the ethical imperative, homeland security expenditures, policy and legal changes, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war veterans. At the end of each chapter, questions and problems refer back to the text. These resources highlight the principal issues and serve as a valuable teaching tool for the instructor. This text provides a firm base of legal knowledge for emergency responders, emergency management professionals, and their attorneys.


Legal Aspects of Emergency Medical Services

Legal Aspects of Emergency Medical Services

Author: Bruce M. Cohn

Publisher: Saunders

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Introducing a valuable resource that explains the legal risks of delivering emergency medical care and the legal issues as they relate to specific situations. Coverage includes advanced directives, do not resuscitate orders, medical record confidentiality, malpractice, infectious disease information disclosure, risk management, and sexual discrimination and harassment. Contains information relevant to everyday practice in a convenient, easy-to-use size!


Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient

Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient

Author: Susan Stefan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-03-16

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0195189299

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"In Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient Dr. Stefan uses research, surveys, and statutory and litigation materials to examine problems with emergency department care for clients with psychiatric disorders." "She relies on interviews with emergency department nurses, doctors, and psychiatrists, as well as surveys of people with psychiatric disabilities, to present the perspectives of both the individuals seeking treatment, and those providing it." "This eye-opening book explores the structural pressures on emergency departments and identifies the burdens and conflicts that undermine their efforts to provide compassionate care to people in psychiatric crisis." --Book Jacket.


Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medical Services

Author: Jane H. Brice

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 1184

ISBN-13: 111975626X

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The two-volume Emergency Medical Services: Clinical Practice and Systems Oversight delivers a thorough foundation upon which to succeed as an EMS medical director and prepare for the NAEMSP National EMS Medical Directors Course and Practicum. Focusing on EMS in the 'real world', the book offers specific management tools that will be useful in the reader's own local EMS system and provides contextual understanding of how EMS functions within the broader emergency care system at a state, local, and national level. The two volumes offer the core knowledge trainees will need to successfully complete their training and begin their career as EMS physicians, regardless of the EMS systems in use in their areas. A companion website rounds out the book's offerings with audio and video clips of EMS best practice in action. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to the history of EMS An exploration of EMS airway management, including procedures and challenges, as well as how to manage ventilation, oxygenation, and breathing in patients, including cases of respiratory distress Practical discussions of medical problems, including the challenges posed by the undifferentiated patient, altered mental status, cardiac arrest and dysrhythmias, seizures, stroke, and allergic reactions An examination of EMS systems, structure, and leadership


Emergency Ethics

Emergency Ethics

Author: Bruce Jennings

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0190270748

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Leading scholars in bioethics and public health ethics clarify the key values and norms of emergency planning and response and address ethical issues relating to the allocation of scarce resources, research in the context of emergencies, community participation in preparedness planning, the protection of those with special needs, and the duties public health professionals.


Medico-legal Issues in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice

Medico-legal Issues in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice

Author: Catherine Swee Kian Tay

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 9780071265539

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This book presents practical and realistic case scenarios commonly faced in the Emergecny Department mainly, as well as in general practice. The lawyer-emergency physician team has used a novel question-and-answer format to make it a fun, effortless and educational way to learn medico-legal principles with special emphasis on problem-solving skills. "take-home Messages" crystallize the key points discussed. - book cover.