Regarding The Duty To Act

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A while back, when I wrote about the duty to act, I emphasized the idea that the duty to act only extends to "on-duty" medical personnel. In fact, my exact words were, "If you are a trained medical … [Read more...]

Trust

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For the most part, people trust us. When they hand over their confidential medical information, they trust us. When they hand over the keys to their houses, their cars and their posessions, they … [Read more...]

The EMT Code of Ethics

Did you know you had a code of ethics? You do. It was writen by Dr. Charles Gillespie and adopted by the National Association of EMT's in 1978. It probably appeared somewhere near the front of … [Read more...]