4. To invoke the res ipsa loquitur doctrine, it must be shown that ________________
did NOT contribute to the injury.
a. The plaintiff.
b. The defendant.
c. Chance.
d. Proximate cause.
5. In res ipsa loquitur cases, evidence of the true cause of the injury must be:
a. Accessible to all.
b. Accessible to the person suing.
c. Inaccessible to the plaintiff.
6. In res ipsa loquitur cases, there must be:
a. Emotional damage.
b. An injury.
d. An eyewitness.
7. The res ipsa loquitur doctrine is frequently applied in two types of medical
malpractice cases--foreign objects left unintentionally in the body and:
a
Mislabeled x-ray films.
b. Injuries at the site of treatment.
c.
Bad results after an operation.
d. Injuries to body parts far from the treatment site.
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