Chapter 10 - ETC

Civil Law exists to:

• protect society

• resolve conflicts between individuals and/or organizations

• collect taxes from the public

• protect individuals and/or organizations from liability

The legal concept of foreseeability requires emergency telecommunicators to visualize the scene.

• True

• False

The legal concept of detrimental reliance applies when:

• one party thwarts the promised efforts of another party for help or assistance by acting in a manner that hurts the situation

• one party relies on the promised efforts of another party for help or assistance and, as a result, misses the opportunity to act in a manner that would have improved the situation

• applies whenever promised efforts determine the outcome of the situation

• there is an omission of remedial or other prudent actions on the part of an employer toward an employee whose poor performance is known

In regard to legal negligence, causation is proven when:

• standards of care are clear

• a duty is not performed or is performed inappropriately

• harm, such as bodily injury, physical pain, or mental anguish, has been verified

• a direct link between the breach of duty and the identified injury or damage is established

Which one of the following is not a potential cost assorted with being found liable for negligence?

• prison time

• compensatory and/or punitive damages

• attorney and trial costs

• erosion of public opinion

Confidentiality breaches can result in legal action.

• True

• False

When possible, emergency telecommunicators should always ask the caller for permission before providing Dispatch Life Support (DLS) Instructions.

• True

• False

Failure to follow protocol can be as dangerous as not having a protocol to follow.

• True

• False

A wake-effect collision is a traffic collision directly involving one or more emergency vehicles.

• True

• False