Nonfeasance
Standard of Care
Malfeasance
Good Samaritan Law
Confidentiality
Negligence
Misfeasance
Tort
Liability
Implied Consent
Risk Management
Assumption of Risk
Litigation
Ethics
Gross Negligence
A manifestation of consent to medical treatment when informed consent cannot be granted due to the patient being unconscious or unresponsive.
Provides limited protection against legal liability to any person who voluntarily chooses to provide first aid.
When an individual commits an act that is not legally his/hers to perform.
Conscious disregard for the safety of others.
When an individual fails to perform a legal duty.
The state of being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person.
Legal wrongs committed against a person.
When an individual commits an act that is their's to perform but used the wrong procedure.
Reasonable care given, or to do what another prudent person with similar experience, knowledge, or background would have done under similar circumstances.
A lawsuit that is examined by a court of law.
Make the activity as safe as possible for all participants.
The failure to use ordinary or reasonable care.
A person's right to privacy of information about about him or herself.
The individual, through expressed or implied agreement, assumes that some risk or danger will be involved with a particular activity.
The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person, or the conduct of members of a profession.
