Reasonable Care Law & Legal Definition
Reasonable care is the degree of caution and concern an ordinarily prudent and rational person would use in similar circumstances. It is a standard used to determine a legal duty and whether such duty was fulfilled. Reasonableness is a subjective test used to determine negligence, meaning that a person failed to exercise reasonable care.
For example, a first aider, has a duty of care towards casualties to exercise reasonable care and skill in providing first aid treatment. The duty arises because of the first aider's knowledge and skills relevant to a medical emergency situation. If you choose to provide first aid assistance, you have a duty to use your knowledge and skills in a responsible way.
The court may examine issues to establish whether the first aider exercised reasonable care:
What was the first aiders level of knowledge?
What information was available for the first aider, including:
Was adequate questioning used?
Was a thorough examination of the casualty undertaken?
Were all the facts available taken into account?
Were accepted first aid procedures complied with?
What were the circumstances in which the first aider provided assistance?
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