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Case study #4

1) Name 5 potential ethical dilemmas and how the EMS professional handled

them?

Limiting Resuscitation Efforts

This is an ethical dilemma in which the family, relatives or the patient make requests or

direct the EMS professional on how to offer treatment services. In this case, the EMS

respected the patient’s wishes of not letting out her cats since they were vital to her as

the only companions. The EMS did not consider the patient’s cultural criticism but

offered treatment carefully and in a friendly manner without any prejudice.

Informed Consent

With truly informed consent, the patient's decision should be based on the risks and

benefits associated with the choice. In typical prehistoric setting, it is difficult to achieve

an ideal informed consent. In this case, the patient defied the EMS’ medical advice of

avoiding alcohol abuse without understanding the associated risks to her pancreas

issues. The EMS did not give up offering treatment services and pieces of advice to the

patient.

Dealing with difficult patients

Difficult patients include those who are stressed or intoxicated by drugs to a level of

showing mental disorder. Concerning this case, the patient was anxious, and her

behavior suggested the possibility of mental illness. There is a dilemma in dealing with

such patients as physical conditions may be mistaken as mental derangements. The

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EMS acted professionally and assured the patient that there was nothing to be sorry.

They promised to offer treatment exhaustively.

The duty of providing Care

It is an ethical dilemma for healthcare providers to decide on whether to provide care for

stubborn patients who cannot follow their instructions or neglect. Professionally, it is

their responsibility to offer their services regardless of the patient's care. In this case,

the EMS did not trust the patient about her ailment after defying medical directions.

However, they did not practice any unethical procedures. The last EMS provider did not

confront the patient and accuse her of feigning the illness.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality is a universal ethical issue that is mostly violated through communication

between the EMS and the patient or with the relatives. Maintaining confidentiality

establishes trust among the EMS and the patients. In this case, the EMS kept the

information about the behavior of the patient. They did not disclose to the public about

how the patient was abusing alcohol against their advice in the interest of upholding

ethics.

2) Name 5 patient rights the EMS professional ensured occurred and explain

how?

The right to access medical records

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Case study #4 1) Name 5 potential ethical dilemmas and how the EMS professional handled them? Limiting Resuscitation Efforts This is an ethical dilemma in which the family, relatives or the patient make requests or direct the EMS professional on how to offer treatment services. In this case, the EMS respected the patient’s wishes of not letting out her cats since they were vital to her as the only companions. The EMS did not consider the patient’s cultural criticism but offered treatment carefully and in a friendly manner without any prejudice. Informed Consent With truly informed consent, the patient's decision should be based on the risks and benefits associated with the choice. In typical prehistoric setting, it is difficult to achieve an ideal informed consent. In this case, the patient defied the EMS’ medical advice of avoiding alcohol abuse without understanding the associated risks to her pancreas issues. The EMS did not give up offering treatment services and pieces of advice to the patient. Dealing with difficult patients Difficult patients include those who are stressed or intoxicated by drugs to a level of showing mental disorder. Concerning this case, the patient was anxious, and her behavior suggested the possibility of mental illness. There is a dilemma in dealing with such patients as physical conditions may be mistaken as mental derangements. The EMS acted professionally and assured the patient that there was nothing to be sorry. They promised to offer ...
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