Identify the tort that could apply in each of the following examples:
a. A physician fails to administer a tetanus injection when a person has a puncture wound.
b. A patient is burned by moist compresses that are too hot.
c. Information is given to an insurance company without a patient's written consent.
d. A health care worker shouts or swears at a patient.
e. A health care worker tells another person false information about a patient.
f. A health care worker performs a procedure on a patient after the patient has refused to give permission.
a. malpractice;
b. negligence;
c. invasion of privacy;
d. abuse (verbal);
e. slander;
f. battery
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