A 24-Year-Old Male Arrives at the Emergency Department Via Air

question 38

Multiple Choice

A 24-year-old male arrives at the emergency department via air transport after sustaining a fall while rock climbing. The patient is unresponsive with sluggishly reactive pupils upon arrival. His right arm and bilateral lower extremities have obvious fractures. He was intubated by EMS and requires mechanical ventilation. A CT scan reveals multiple head bleeds and intracranial swelling with a midline shift. The patient is rushed to surgery with the plan to relieve the pressure of the intracranial swelling.
-Because a hypertonic environment forces water to move out of a cell,it is said to have high osmotic ________.

• A)pressure
• B)diffusion
• C)tension
• D)leverage

Understand the concept of contractual capacity and its implications for contracts involving minors, insane persons, and intoxicated individuals.

Recognize the conditions under which contracts can be void, voidable, or ratified.

Identify the legal mechanisms available for the protection of minors in contracts, including disaffirmance and ratification.

Understand the doctrine of necessaries and its application to contracts involving minors and mental incompetents.