Legal Pitfalls of Sonography

Sonography is Ultrasound Technology** TERM PAPER GUIDELINES  1- Prepare and submit a written report of 350-500 words; Font 12, Times New Roman, APA style.  Page 1: Cover letter with your name, date and course name (DMS 315 Professional Aspects of Sonography).  Page 2: Your Case scenario must include 3 paragraphs:  1) Explain case scenario that brought this legal action Lawsuit (malpractice, medical error, sexual harassment, Negligence, Abandonment, etc.).  2) Explain what the sonographer did wrong.  3) Explain what the sonographer should have done to prevent the Lawsuit (This has more detail, please note it is ok to just use one scenario) TERM PAPER ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: Legal Pitfalls of Sonography INSTRUCTIONS: Please prepare a written report of 350-500 words in length relating to the potential legal problems that could arise in your performance of the duties of a sonographer . Within the report, present three different scenarios, consisting of at least one paragraph each, that might cause legal charges to be filed against the sonographer. Following each scenario, propose ways in which the legal issues might have been avoided.   Your report must include: 1. The reasons that medico-legal aspects of sonography are important 2. Three very specific scenarios that could result in the sonographer being named in a lawsuit 3. Specific ways in which each of the situations named in the scenario could have been avoided