EMS Homework ASSIGNMENT HELP

1. We know from reading the text that the burden of proof is a key element in proving negligence against the actions of the EMS professional. Using this information, discuss what steps you can take to secure all legal protections of your actions and those actions of your organization to ensure a lawsuit does not gain ground once filed against your entity.

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1. Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You must utilize your textbook as the key source material for your response. All sources identified, including your textbook, must be referenced. Any paraphrased or quoted material must be accompanied by the appropriate citations.



 50 points  

Question 2

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  Considering how vicarious liability is an important concept for the EMS professional to both understand and follow, what steps would you take to ensure that this liability is not compromised during the performance of your duties? Explain what strategies you would incorporate to enhance this level of liability.

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Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You must utilize your textbook as the key source material for your response. All sources identified, including your textbook, must be referenced. Any paraphrased or quoted material must be accompanied by the appropriate citations.

1. You are the EMS manager for a large, urban EMS response agency. You have been informed that your agency is facing litigation for an intentional tort and you are being asked for your assistance in shaping their defense.

Using the four elements necessary to prove negligence, outline a paper crafting the defenses needed to protect your organization from this litigation.

0. Include the above listed assignment points garnered from your own experiences, and use the content of the assigned reading material.

0. Identify your steps in assisting your provider with their defense. Your paper should be at least two pages in length.

The Four Basic Elements of Negligence

1. Presence of a Duty of Care. The first element is establishing the presence of a duty owed by one person to another. ...

1. Someone Breached Their Duty. The second element is a breach of the duty owed by one person to another. ...

1. The Breach Directly Causes Injuries. ...

Proving Monetary Losses.

1. Using Table 5-2 in our text, determine the type of leadership decision style (Al, All, CI, CII, GII) that should be used in the following scenario. Explain your decision. Then briefly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the decision style you chose.

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1. EMS personnel had a ritual of always assigning the new hire or, in their words, the "probie," extra duties even though they needed to spend the next six months studying for exams to qualify for a permanent position. Each time the new hire attempted to study, someone would hide the study books or move the chairs or desk for study outside. As the shift commander, you had heard rumors of these events; however, no one made a formal complaint. However, this began to disrupt the working relationship between employees, so you called a shift meeting to resolve the situation.

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1. Your response must be at least 350 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.



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