EMS: Legal Issues
Tracking # 20-1178592
Course overview
This course aims to educate EMS professionals about the legal issues related to their role. This course will review the importance of patient consent and protecting patient confidentiality. Concepts related to EMS standards of care and legal implications are presented. Additionally, this course will help the learner know what to do when they encounter a patient death, a crime, or evidence of abuse.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Technician
1h
EMT refresher training
Paramedic
1h
PMD refresher training
Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
1h
Medical/Legal and Ethics
Emergency Medical Responder
1h
Medical/Legal and Ethics
Emergency Medical Technician
1h
Medical/Legal and Ethics
Paramedic
1h
Medical/Legal and Ethics
Paramedic Critical Care
1h
Medical/Legal and Ethics