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What is the maximum amount of time UAE nationals can have discontinuity of practice after clinical training?
What is the maximum amount of time UAE nationals can have discontinuity of practice after clinical training?
How many credits and practice hours are required for non-UAE nationals who have been inactive for 3-4 years?
How many credits and practice hours are required for non-UAE nationals who have been inactive for 3-4 years?
What is the annual requirement for continuing medical education (CME) or continuing professional development (CPD)?
What is the annual requirement for continuing medical education (CME) or continuing professional development (CPD)?
What should not exceed 6 months for maintaining a valid medical license?
What should not exceed 6 months for maintaining a valid medical license?
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When should an ambulance be called?
When should an ambulance be called?
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Which legal system is NOT applied in the UAE?
Which legal system is NOT applied in the UAE?
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What is the primary source of the civil law system utilized in the UAE?
What is the primary source of the civil law system utilized in the UAE?
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Which of the following best describes the common law system?
Which of the following best describes the common law system?
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Which legal system relies heavily on legislation rather than judicial decisions?
Which legal system relies heavily on legislation rather than judicial decisions?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the UAE's legal system?
Which of the following statements is true regarding the UAE's legal system?
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What is required for informed consent?
What is required for informed consent?
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What does written consent provide?
What does written consent provide?
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When is it mandatory to obtain consent?
When is it mandatory to obtain consent?
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What is implied consent?
What is implied consent?
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Which aspect of consent involves ensuring the patient understands the procedure?
Which aspect of consent involves ensuring the patient understands the procedure?
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What does Ijma refer to in a legal context?
What does Ijma refer to in a legal context?
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Which of the following best describes Qiyas?
Which of the following best describes Qiyas?
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In legal terms, what is the primary function of Ijma?
In legal terms, what is the primary function of Ijma?
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What role does Qiyas play within a legal system?
What role does Qiyas play within a legal system?
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Which statement is incorrect regarding Ijma and Qiyas?
Which statement is incorrect regarding Ijma and Qiyas?
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What is one type of difficult patient mentioned?
What is one type of difficult patient mentioned?
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Which type of patient may experience extreme fear regarding their health condition?
Which type of patient may experience extreme fear regarding their health condition?
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What common factor can lead to disagreements between patients' families and healthcare providers?
What common factor can lead to disagreements between patients' families and healthcare providers?
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Which scenario is not typically associated with a difficult patient?
Which scenario is not typically associated with a difficult patient?
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How might a healthcare provider handle a terrified patient?
How might a healthcare provider handle a terrified patient?
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What is the primary purpose of a code of ethics in EMS?
What is the primary purpose of a code of ethics in EMS?
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Which of the following best describes moral judgment?
Which of the following best describes moral judgment?
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What distinguishes an ethical act from a legal one?
What distinguishes an ethical act from a legal one?
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What does normative ethics focus on?
What does normative ethics focus on?
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What is applied ethics concerned with?
What is applied ethics concerned with?
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What role do moral values play in an individual's ethics?
What role do moral values play in an individual's ethics?
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Which of the following illustrates a moral dilemma?
Which of the following illustrates a moral dilemma?
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What does meta ethics primarily aim to understand?
What does meta ethics primarily aim to understand?
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Study Notes
Law, Ethics and Professionalism
- Law is a set of rules and regulations by a community's authority to govern actions between individuals and the government.
- General law covers constitutional, administrative, and criminal law.
- Constitutional law stems from the country's constitution.
- Administrative law encompasses trade, economy, public service, and environmental issues.
- Criminal law aims to maintain justice, public order, and safety. Felonies are serious crimes, while misdemeanors are less serious.
- Private law organizes rights and duties between individuals and organizations, including civil actions (like verbal abuse or divorce). Specific examples include libel (publicly harming reputation), slander (private defamation), lawsuits, tort (physical harm), and contracts.
- Sources of law include constitutions, legislative enactments, judicial decisions, treaties, and religious laws like Islamic Sharia.
- Islamic Sharia law's sources include the Quran, Sunnah (prophetic teachings), Ijma (scholarly consensus), and Qiyas (reasoning by analogy).
- Legal systems are either common law or civil law. The UAE has a civil law system, where laws are created by legislatures rather than judicial precedents.
Types of Governments
- Federal Government: is controlled by a supreme council that includes the rulers. It controls legislative and executive powers, including UAE president and vice president, and a council of ministers.
- Local Government: handled by local judicial departments at the emirate level (like Abu Dhabi, Dubai, etc.).
Judicial System
- The UAE's judicial system consists of federal courts and local courts at various levels (first instance, appeal, and cassation).
- The federal Supreme Court is at the top of the federal judiciary.
- Local judicial departments exist in each emirate.
Torts
- A tort is a civil wrong committed against a person or property, either intentional or unintentional.
- Intentional torts include assault (threat of harm), batter (physical contact), false imprisonment, defamation (damaging reputation), and invasion of privacy.
- Negligence is an unintentional tort resulting from a failure to provide expected care or a breach of duty (like malpractice, failing to act, or omission), often resulting in injury.
Civil Lawsuits and Criminal Lawsuits
- Civil lawsuits concern legal responsibility or fault for causing harm, which creates an obligation for compensation (or settlement) from the responsible party.
- Criminal lawsuits involve violations of criminal law and are brought and pursued by a state or government entity.
Medical Liability
- Criminal negligence is a situation where a paramedic carries out his duties negligently.
- Claims associated with criminal negligence must be filed within a certain time frame.
- There can be defences against negligence claims (like contributory negligence and voluntary assumption of risk).
Patient's Rights
- Moral and legal rights of patients are important in providing safe and effective healthcare.
- Patient rights cover situations like emergency care, treatment choices, and their right to understand their options.
- Patients have the right to access their records and be aware of service charges and fees.
Paramedic Rights
- Paramedics have rights to fair treatment, to refuse certain patient care, freedom from disruptive behavior, and work in safe environments.
- Paramedics are entitled to specific leaves of absence, including annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, and paternity leave.
- Paramedics have the right to fair treatment, to refuse to take part in certain patient care (like abortions or ending a life), to question patient care, to work in a harmless environment that is free from sexual harassment, to be treated with dignity and respect, and to have their privacy and confidentiality protected.
Consent
- Consent is an agreement to receive medical treatment. Consent must be voluntary and the subject must fully understand the nature and extent of the treatment (e.g. must be of legal age and mental capacity).
Administrative Regulations
- Define paramedic roles, education requirements, and behaviors.
- Educational requirements are defined by different courses including formal university degrees and online courses. There are also formal and informal levels, like EMT and those for EMT-technical requirements.
Health Care Authorities
- Local health authorities include those in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah.
- Federal health authorities are based on the national level (like MOHAP).
- Each emirate has their own national and local ambulance services and police.
Professional Qualifications
- Educational requirements for paramedics depend on the course.
Ethical Issues
- The study of right and wrong actions, or what is considered ethical and unethical by a community.
- Micro ethics deals with individual views, while macro ethics refers to the global view of what is right or wrong.
- Moral codes detail professional guidelines.
- Ethical dilemmas occur in situations needing choices between right and wrong actions.
- Consequentialist ethics assesses actions based on their results.
- Deontological ethics stresses rules and duties.
- Virtue ethics centers around a life of virtue and moral character. Moral dilemmas are situations where values, rights, and duties conflict.
Medical Documentation
- Recording and documentation, including patient care records (PCR) are legally important to defend against claims.
- PCR (Patient Care Record) helps medical professionals gather information and provides a record of treatment.
- PCR must be factual, include measurable objective data, subjective data (e.g. pain degree), and quotation marks to show patient statements in case of legal problems.
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This quiz covers fundamental concepts of law, ethics, and professionalism. It explores various branches of law including constitutional, administrative, and criminal law, as well as private law and its applications. Additionally, it examines the sources of law, including Islamic Sharia, and the distinctions between felonies and misdemeanors.
