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FULLY BEFORE OFFHANDEDLY DISMISSING THEM. RESEARCH AND DO NOT MAKE STATEMENTS WITHOUT RESEARCH.A 65 year old male comes to the hospital to visit his wife who is admitted. He parks in the visitor lot about 100 yards from the ED entrance. When he exits the car he collapses in sudden cardiac arrest. A security guard making rounds finds him and radios the ED. The hospital security is not trained in CPR but he attempts anyway. The charge nurse states they are full and swamped with patients, but to call 911 and have the patient immediately transported to the other city hospital, about 4 miles away. EMS takes 12 minutes to arrive and transports him to the other hospital. What is the facility liability here? Be specific as to the areas of liability and risk you see here, and specifically cite legal authority/ literature as to why. APA format. 3 references less than 5 years old