Sara was treated for injuries in the emergency room of the hospital for a minor eye injury caused by Joe's careless behavior. The nurse in the E.R. mistakenly puts the wrong medicine in Sara's eye causing blindness. If Sara sues Joe for her blindness his best defense would be: A) Assumption of the Risk B) Contributory Negligence C) Superceding Cause D) A & B

Sara was treated for injuries in the emergency room of the hospital for a minor eye injury caused by Joe's careless behavior. The nurse in the E.R. mistakenly puts the wrong medicine in Sara's eye causing blindness. If Sara sues Joe for her blindness his best defense would be: A) Assumption of the Risk B) Contributory Negligence C) Superceding Cause D) A & B

Intro To Health Care

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Chapter6: Organization Of The Human Body

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