Which of the following is a violation of civil law?

medical negligence
assault
battery
tort


tort

Rationale: A tort is typically a civil wrongdoing, whereas the other answer choices are criminal wrongdoings.

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You are approached by an EMR who informs you that last week, he was on a call in which a patient with chest pain and a known history of coronary artery disease was not given oxygen by the EMTs. You would reply:

A) "Ironically, it has been shown that oxygen given to a patient with an acceptable pulse oximetry reading can be harmful." B) "That may have been an oversight given that chest pain is caused by a lack of oxygen-rich blood delivery through the coronary arteries." C) "Since extra oxygen slows the respiratory rate, it also causes the body to retain CO2 which is not beneficial for heart patients." D) "If the patient also had a history of COPD, oxygen was most likely withheld since it would be contraindicated."

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Heat is transferred by:

A) conduction. B) convection. C) radiation. D) all of the above.

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Which of the following conditions may occur if aspirin is adminstered to children with viral infections?

a. meningitis b. Reye's syndrome c. stroke d. hypertension

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The weight or load that a lever moves; the force applied by a practitioner that a client can move against to stimulate muscular contractions

What will be an ideal response?

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