Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-14-.02 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter:
(1) "Contrast materials" means a
non-physiologically occurring molecular compound used to produce density
differences in tissues, organs, or vessels to permit visualization of the
imaging of such internal bodily structures.
(2) "Direct orders" means orders directly
given by or communicated by the responsible physician to persons under the
direct or immediate supervision or control of the responsible physician and for
whose acts there are direct or immediate responsibility.
(3) "Emergency" means a situation, as defined
in Code Section
31-9-3, wherein:
(a) According to competent medical
judgments, the proposed major surgical or diagnostic procedures are reasonably
necessary; and
(b) A person
authorized to consent under Code Section
31-9-2 is not readily available; and
(c)
Any delay in treatment could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the life or
health of the person affected or could reasonably result in disfigurement or
impaired faculties.
(4)
"General anesthesia" means a state of unconsciousness and insensitivity to pain
affecting the entire body which is produced by the administration of an
intramuscular, intravenous or inhalant anesthetic.
(5) "Intravenous injection" means the
injection of a substance directly into a vein.
(6) "Likelihood" means the degree or
probability of success or failure expressed in general terms or in
percentages.
(7) "Major region"
means entire arm, leg, torso, or any combination thereof.
(8) "Major regional anesthesia" means a state
of insensitivity to pain affecting a major region of the body which is produced
by the temporary interruption of the sensory nerve conductivity of such a
region through the administration of a spinal, epidural, intravenous regional,
or brachial plexus anesthetic.
(9)
"Major surgical or diagnostic procedures" means any surgical procedure under
general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, or major regional anesthesia or an
amniocentesis diagnostic procedure or a diagnostic procedure which involves the
intravenous injection of a contrast material.
(10) "Material risk" means a material risk
generally recognized and accepted by reasonably prudent physicians of
infection, allergic reaction, severe loss of blood, loss or loss of function of
any limb or organ, paralysis or partial paralysis, paraplegia or quadraplegia,
disfiguring scar, brain damage, cardiac arrest, or death which could result
from the major surgical or diagnostic procedure and which, if disclosed to a
reasonably prudent person in the patient's position, could reasonably be
expected to cause such prudent person to decline the major surgical or
diagnostic procedure on the basis of material risk of injury that could result
from the major surgical or diagnostic procedure.
(11) "Medical personnel" means persons under
the direct supervision and control of the responsible physician who are duly
licensed or authorized to participate in the performance of a major surgical or
diagnostic procedure or who are otherwise involved in the course of treatment
of the patient's condition.
(12)
"Practical alternatives" means practical alternatives to a major surgical or
diagnostic procedure which are generally recognized and accepted by reasonably
prudent physicians.
(13)
"Responsible physician" means the physician who performs the major surgical or
diagnostic procedure or the physician under whose direct orders the major
surgical or diagnostic procedure is performed by a nonphysician.
(14) "Spinal anesthesia" means a state of
insensitivity to pain which is produced by the temporary interruption of the
sensory nerve conductivity of a major region of the body through the injection
of an anesthetic into the subarachnoid space.
Notes
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