LCR4802 Assignment 1 Semester 2 Memo (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Due September 2025

 Scenario Dr Rammage and her husband are out on a sunny Sunday morning, hiking on Table Mountain. They come across a person, to whom we will refer as John Doe, who is unresponsive and appears to be unconscious. John Doe is not accompanied by anyone else. He is lying precariously on a loose rock on a precipice, making it very dangerous for Dr Rammage to properly examine him properly or move him. She can, however, reach his wrist to feel his pulse. There is no evidence of any physical injuries but he appears to have vomited. He appears severely dehydrated, his breathing is rapid and deep and his breath has a fruity odour. Dr Rammage notices that he is wearing a medical bracelet stating that he is a diabetic. She finds insulin and a syringe in his backpack. Dr Rammage strongly suspects he is in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis and in urgent need of insulin, electrolytes, and intravenous fluids. She has an emergency kit in her backpack containing everything required for setting up an intravenous line for the purposes of administering fluids. , (a) Suppose Dr Rammage were to inject John Doe with insulin and administer fluids and electrolytes intravenously. Discuss whether she (a) Suppose Dr Rammage were to inject John Doe with insulin and administer fluids and electrolytes intravenously. Discuss whether she can have recourse to any statutory ground of justification for acting without John Doe’s consent, were she to face a claim for civil assault or iniuria. (5)