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

Exercise 56

Use your critical-thinking skills to answer the questions that follow each of the case studies.
Shirley, an EMT, is off duty and is driving her private vehicle on the interstate in a snowstorm. The car ahead of Shirley hits an icy patch and skids off the road, overturning as it hits the ditch. Shirley stops to help and dials 911 on her mobile phone. The lone woman in the wrecked car has scratches and bruises and an obviously broken arm. While Shirley is helping the woman, a news van stops and a television reporter films the wreck for the evening news. The injured driver refuses to answer questions, so the reporter turns to Shirley, who knows the injured driver's name.
May Shirley tell the television reporter the injured woman's name without violating federal law? Why or why not?
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