Leg Med

Question 1

Generally, the person who has the burden of proof in medical malpractice suits is the:

Answer 1

Plaintiff

Question 2

trauma principle in which damaged or devitalized tissue becomes vulnerable to invasive infection

Answer 2

Locus minoris resistencia

Question 3

Coup injury
Coup contre-coup injury
Contre-coup injury

Define

Answer 3

A. Coup injury
- a moving object impacts the stationary head
B. Coup contre-coup injury
- coup + contre-coup injuries occuring simultaneously
C. Contre-coup injury
- when the moving head strikes a stationary object
D. Locus minoris resistencia
- trauma principle in which damaged or devitalized tissue becomes vulnerable to invasive infection