Well Elaborated Solutions
Standard of Care - ANSWER -Reasonable actions, under the circumstances, in
comparison to the actions of others with similar training and direction in a given
situation. Failure to meet the standard of care is a breach of duty and a component
of negligence.
9-1-1 Standard of Care - ANSWER -1. policies and procedures
2. State and federal laws
3. Professional standards within the 9-1-1 profession
Negligence - ANSWER -Failure to exercise the degree of care considered
reasonable (under the circumstances) resulting in an unknown intended injury to
another person
Negligence is the result of... - ANSWER -Carelessness, forgetfulness, and
attentive, indifferent, and lax
True or False: intent to harm is not required to prove negligence - ANSWER -
True
Four Components of Negligence - ANSWER -1. duty to perform
2. Breach of duty
3. Proximate cause
4. Damages
Gross Negligence - ANSWER -When someone...
- deliberately neglects to perform their prescribed duty
- behaves in a manner contrary to established policy and procedure, training
procedures or other laws, ordinances, rules or regulations
Three types of law - ANSWER -1. Constitutional
2. criminal
, 3. Civil
Constitution three branches - ANSWER -1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judiciary
Contract Law - ANSWER -Legally binding exchange of promises or agreement
between parties that the law will enforce
Tort Law - ANSWER -Negligence, nuisance, defamation, international thoughts,
statuary towards, economic towards and competition law
Property Law - ANSWER -Property designates those things that are commonly
recognized as being the possession of a person or group. Important types of
property include real property, personal property, and intellectual property
Family Law - ANSWER -Area of law that deals with marriage, civil unions,
domestic partners, abuse, legitimacy, adoption, abduction, divorce, custody,
property settlements, visitation and awards
Tort Law - ANSWER -Most likely to affect 9-1-1 personnel— is a negligence suit
alleging a failure to meet a standard of care
Prima Facie Case of Negligence - ANSWER -1. Defendant must have owned a
duty to the plaintiff
2. Defendant must have breached that duty by failing to exercise do care
defendants actions caused the harm
3. Defendants breach must have been the actual and proximate cause of the
plaintiffs injuries
4. Plaintiff must have suffered actual harm to a person or property
Duty - ANSWER -Plaintiff must show that the defendant owned a duty to the
plaintiff to be careful — example can be a driver owing a pedestrian crossing a
duty to conduct the car with reasonable care