Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

تمرين 30

Use your critical-thinking skills to answer the questions that follow each of the case studies.
A woman gave birth in the back seat of a taxicab while en route to the hospital. To what standard of care would each of the following individuals be held?
When this case came to trial, the court found in favor of the patient/plaintiff. Explain the court's decision based on the four Ds of negligence.
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A woman trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) worked as the office manager for an insurance business. When her coworker at the next desk had a heart attack and fell to the floor, the office manager began CPR and shouted for others in the room to dial 911. The department supervisor came running and told the office manager to stop CPR. She reluctantly obeyed. Emergency medical technicians arrived, but the heart attack victim died.