$1.$ You are dispatched at $1500$ on a Sunday to a home in a quiet residential neighbourhood. Some people have reported that their father lives in this house and they cannot reach him nor has any seen him for two days. On arrival you find the house locked but when you look through a window you can see a male person who is lying on the floor and staring at the ceiling. You contact medical control and they ask you to use the new live camera recording system to survey the inside the house and relay the live video back to medical control. The family give telephonic consent to break open a door to access the man.

Once in$,$ you find a $79-$year$-$old man who tells you he slipped and fell $2$ days ago and is unable to get up$.$ You examine him and are unable to find any injuries, although he appears somewhat dehydrated, his heart rate is elevated, and his clothing is soaked with urine. He is very thin, and when you check the refrigerator and cabinets, you find little food. The patient seems slow to respond, his speech is slightly slurred, and he has a weakness on the left side. He tends to repeat information. He adamantly refuses to be transported.

a$.$ Define the family$$s consent to force entry from an ethical and legal view. $($PC$4\mathrm{.}1)$

b$.$ Breaking and entering a person$$s home is a crime, but the family requests you to do this. Define the general duty of care for a paramedic. Should you comply with this request? $($PC$4\mathrm{.}1)$

c$.$ Define refusal of care and explain what action the EMTs should take in this case. $($PC$4\mathrm{.}1)$

d$.$ EMTs using live camera recording of emergencies for telemedicine is a new trend in pre$-$hospital care. What are the legal and ethical consequences of this trend in EMT practice?