The term a lawyer might use to describe this situation is abandonment. This refers to a failure to provide necessary care or to respond to a patient's needs, particularly when there is a duty of care that has been established. In this case, the doctor's office did not relay the urgent message to the doctor, potentially putting the patient's health at risk.
A patient has a strong reaction to a medication. They call the doctor’s office, talk to the receptionist, and ask if they should go to an emergency room. However, it is a holiday weekend, and the members of the office staff never give the message to the doctor. What term might a lawyer use to describe this situation?
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beneficence
beneficence
battery
battery
assault
assault
abandonment
abandonment
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