Author Question: In which of the following cases would there be a case for negligence based on cause of damages? ... (Read 74 times)

rosent76 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

In which of the following cases would there be a case for negligence based on cause of damages?

A) You drop a patient from a stretcher but he wasn't injured.
B) You start an IV which causes an infection, and the patient has to have surgery to repair it.
C) The patient suffered a spinal injury from an MVC, but he refused spinal immobilization.
D) A CHF patient has difficulty breathing and has to be intubated at the hospital, but does not survive.

Question 2

Negligence is based on duty to act, breach of duty, damages and:

A) proximate cause.
B) termination of care.
C) expressed consent.
D) liability.