ASPEN HCA415 Module 6 Assignment Latest 2019 JUNE Question # 00602131 Subject: Education Due on: 06/12/2019 Posted On: 06/12/2019 11:27 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.9/5

HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 6 Assignment

Assignment:

This week
students will create a powerpoint to address the following questions…

Case Study:

A mother
expecting her first child miscarried at home on June 22, 2010. The pregnancy
was six months along. An ambulance was called at 4:57 a.m. The EMTs helped the
mother to the stretcher and then went inside to retrieve the fetus from the
bathroom floor. The baby was seen moving its head. The EMTs requested ALS to
the scene. The baby was placed inside a small container. The ALS personnel
visually assessed the fetus and stated the fetus was “non-viable”. There was
never a fetal heart check in the field. Mother and fetus were transported to
the hospital arriving at 5:16 a.m.

At the
hospital, a nurse noticed that the fetus was warm and had a heartbeat. The baby
was raced to the special care nursery and placed on a warmer. The staff then
proceeded to resuscitate the baby. The baby was dusky and noted to have a heart
rate of 30 with respirations of 6-8 at 5:40 a.m., and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation was initiated. The oxygen saturation was 2-10%. The baby was
intubated at 5:55 a.m. At 6:05 a.m., the blood pressure was 44/24. By 6:15
a.m., the baby was on a ventilator with oxygen saturation of 96%, a heart rate
of 102, but remained dusky. By 6:30 a.m., the baby’s heart rate was 120 and
blood pressure 52/24.

At 7:45
a.m., the baby was transported to a Boston hospital NICU for further care and
treatment. Unfortunately, the baby died on August 10, 2010 at age 1 month and
16 days, not from prematurity but rather from brain damage due to lack of
oxygen.

The
plaintiffs’ claimed the accepted standard of care for basic and paramedic
emergency medicine technicians in Massachusetts in 2010 required basic and
paramedic EMTs to provide appropriate evaluation and treatment by following
established protocols. It is beyond the scope of practice for EMTs at any level
to make determinations in regard to viability of a patient. As a result of the
negligence, the baby was improperly designated as “non-viable”, was placed in a
Pizzeria Uno’s delivery plastic bag inside of a box with a lid on it further
depriving the baby of oxygen, and as a result was not resuscitated for the
first several minutes of life.

Lubin &
Meyers. (2016). EMT negligence lawsuit settles for $1 million. 2011 medical
Malpractice Trial Report. Retrieved from http://www.lubinandmeyer.com/cases/emt-malpractice.html

Title page
(1 slide)

What are
the facts of the case? This should include: what do we need to know, who is
involved in the situation, where does the ethical situation take place, and
when does it occur? (3-4 slides)

What is the
precise ethical issue in regards to autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence,
fidelity, and justice? (4-5 slides)

Identify
the major principles, rules, and values of the case. Values are sets of beliefs about good and
bad, right and wrong, and about many other aspects of living and interacting in
the society with others. A principle is a personal rule that governs personal
behavior. A rule is generally imposed by a figure of authority, and used to
guide and govern people. (3-4 slides)

Locate the
scope of practice for EMTs in your state.
Is your scope of practice dictated by the state or facility the EMT works
for? Does the scope of practice vary from state to state? Explain and support
your answers (4-5 slides)

Locate your
professional code of ethics for EMTs.
Does the code of ethics address autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence,
fidelity, and justice? Explain and provide an example for each (5-6 slides)

Based on
the scope of practice and code of ethics found, do you support the EMT’s
decision in this case? Why or why not? Be specific with examples (3-4 slides)

If you were
a member of the ethics committee at this facility, what actions or changes
would you recommend changing? Why? (2-3 slides)

For the
presentation, insure information is referenced and cited in your slides. The
presentation should start with a title slide and end with a reference slides.
At least 3 references are required for this assignment. You must include at
least 5 pictures or graphics. All pictures or graphics taken from outside
sources must be referenced and cited.