You have been asked to review a legal case in which a patient intentionally overdosed on heroin and then died after EMS arrived because they did not have a bag-valve mask to ventilate the nonbreathing patient. The evidence indicates that the EMT and paramedics both signed their morning equipment check indicating that they had inspected the ambulance and had all the necessary equipment to do their
job. In this case, you would realize:
A) the EMT and paramedic can seek protection under the Good Samaritan Act.
B) the EMT and paramedic will most likely be charged with contributory negligence.
C) the EMT and paramedic are not responsible since the patient intentionally overdosed.
D) the EMT and paramedic were negligent in caring for the patient.
D
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