A man was waiting dockside for his mother, who was disembarking from a riverboat cruise. He had just spotted his mother in a group of passengers walking down the gangplank when he heard a loud crack and then screams, as the gangplank collapsed into the water. He ran to the edge and saw his mother face down in the water, surrounded by debris. He fainted and hit his head on a metal railing, sustaining a concus- sion. The gangplank had collapsed because it had been damaged in the previous docking, but the cruise ship employees did not notice the visible damage to the gangplank. If the man sues the cruise ship for his injury, is he likely to prevail?

A pedestrian was hit by a truck while crossing the street, and the truck left the scene. Eventually a passerby discovered the pedestrian and called 911. When paramedics arrived an hour later, the pedestrian was drifting in and out of consciousness. As the paramedic assessed the pedestrian’s wounds, the pedestrian murmured, “It’s no use, I’ll be dead before we get to the hospital. The truck ran the stop light.” The driver of the truck was eventually identified by law enforcement. The pedestrian survived his injuries and filed a personal injury lawsuit against the driver but then died of causes totally unrelated to the accident before the case went to trial. In accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction, the pedestrian’s estate is substituted for the pedestrian as plaintiff. At trial, the pedestrian’s estate seeks to call the paramedic to testify to the pedestrian’s statement. Is the paramedic’s testimony admissible?

A 15-year-old high school student presents for follow-up after a lateral blow to the knee while playing football. MRI reveals a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn medial collateral ligament. What other structure is expected to be damaged in this kind of knee injury, also known as the “unhappy triad”. 

A distal femur fracture may damage the structure that lies immediately posterior to the femur in the popliteal fossa. Which structure is most at risk?

Use the following information to answer the last 6 questions:   Richey Inc. had the following budget information: Budgeted Quantity Budgeted Price Direct materials 0.25 pounds $15 per pound Direct labor 0.20 hours $20 per hour In the month of September, Richey Inc. manufactured and sold 10,000 plastic bins. Richey Inc. used 2000 pounds of material costing $31,000 and spent $22,800 on direct labor at an average rate of $19/hour.  

Type your work for Question 22 in the space provided for a chance to receive partial credit.

A bacteriostatic antimicrobial drug primarily has what effect on susceptible bacteria?

The function of bacterial fimbriae is primarily:

Severe coughing spells followed by an inspiratory “whoop” are characteristic of infection with:

A curved, comma-shaped bacterium is best described as a: