In which one of the following situations would the Good Samaritan Law protect the EMT?
A) The EMT forgets to provide oxygen to a patient with chest pain and the patient suffers a heart attack as a result.
B) A patient is paralyzed from the waist down because an off-duty EMT did not take the appropriate measures in caring for him.
C) A paramedic orders an EMT to administer a medication that the EMT legally may not give, and the patient dies as a result.
D) An off-duty EMT stops at the scene of an auto collision and provides proper care, but the patient dies.
D
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