00000nam a22000008i 4500 UP-1685523046126125739 Buklod 20240301103927.0 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 230701s2022 mau b 001 0 eng 2020052656 9781284227970 (paperback) 21822157 DLC DSOLAIR rda eng KF 3826 E5 W47 2022 West, Gregory author. Legal aspects of emergency services Gregory West. Second edition. Burlington, Massachusetts Jones & Bartlett Learning [2022] xiii, 372 pages color illustrations 26 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The legal system of the United States -- Legal entities and the judicial system -- Criminal law -- Civil law -- Contracts -- Patient privacy and EMS care-related laws -- Transparency, technology, and Intellectual property -- Civil rights in employment Law -- Employee safety, health, and benefits -- Employer-employee relationship -- Responsibility to the Community. "Legal Aspects of Emergency Services is designed to provide responders with some basic legal knowledge so that, when faced with a legal quandary, they may remember the core principles discussed throughout this book and recognize the need to seek qualified legal advice. The law affects everything responders do in their daily activity, especially when functioning as an agent of a fire or EMS department. Fire fighters are calculated risk takers. They risk a lot to save a lot, and conversely risk nothing to save nothing, and they often find themselves operating within the gray area of those two extremes. Having an understanding of the law as it applies in different situations allows the prudent fire fighter, EMT, supervisor, manager or officer to manage legal exposure. There are times when it may be necessary to assume greater legal risk because it is the right thing to do. There are other times when a legal risk is not worth any potential benefit. As a result, it is important for those in fire and EMS disciplines to have a passing knowledge of the law and how it affects them in their profession"-- Provided by publisher. Law United States. Emergency medical services Law and legislation United States. Medical care Law and legislation United States. FO UPD DSOLAIR KF 3826 E5 W47 2022 Book