In Which Situation Would a Medical Facility Probably Avoid False

question 14

Multiple Choice

In which situation would a medical facility probably avoid false imprisonment charges?

• A) A competent, elderly cancer patient needs surgery and refuses to stay in the hospital.
• B) A minor female is held against her parent's will without a court order.
• C) A severely intoxicated adult male is held in the hospital emergency department and the physician refuses to release him.
• D) A 20-year-old rape victim refuses to press charges to stay at the hospital for treatment.

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