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 During a radiographic examination of a suspected knee fracture, the patient’s wheelchair slipped, causing her to fall on her injured knee and scream in pain. The radiographs revealed a proximal fracture of the fibula. What charge could be brought against the radiographer?”

Match the statements in regulatory provisions in A with their specific acts or guidelines in B

An ethical dilemma is a situation where the hospital must decide whether to charge the parents for the medical care their child is receiving.

It is ethically possible to consider withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment when the doctor feels the hospital bed is needed for another patient. 

Describe two possible consequences for failure or omission to perform a duty? 

Competent refusal of treatment is when a health professional says treatment must stop

The human rights culture in South Africa was adopted because 

The following is true for optimization as a means for radiation protection         

Describe three reasons why it is important for healthcare professionals to know and understand the law and the legal system        

Match the legal description in column A to the laws in column B