A plaintiff's attorney decides to use the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur in a case against the urologist who perforated a patient's urethra during a cystoscopy. What must the plaintiff prove?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. This complication does not generally occur unless someone provided negligent care.
2. The locality rule was in effect at the time of the procedure.
3. Several agencies, from the manufacturer to the physician, were involved in the negligence.
4. The plaintiff had no control over the development of the perforation.
5. The event causing the perforation was deliberate.
1,4
Rationale: In order to prove the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, the plaintiff must prove that perforation of the urethra does not occur unless someone was providing negligent care.
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