Title: Describe two types of consent.
Course: Emergency Medical Telecommunications (14055-V) > Section: Understanding Legal and Liability Issues in EMD

Description should include actual (i.e., direct, verbal, nonverbal to someone giving aid) and implied (i.e., situations where patients are unconscious and can’t respond; it is safe to assume they would want to be helped) consent.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is implied consent and in what situations is it used?
- What happens if you provide care to someone without consent?