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4. Mello Presentation, supra note 2. One example of the avoidability standard is the use of latex gloves during emergency surgery on a patient who has a documented latex allergy. Although the chart may be ordered immediately, it may not be reviewed because of time constraints. If the patient suffers anaphalaxis, the event could be characterized as avoidable because the best surgeon might have found a way to check the chart without delaying surgery. However, the doctor was not negligent, because it was reasonable for the surgeon to focus on getting the patient to surgery than tracking down the chart. Health Courts, supra note 4, at 466.
5. Mello Presentation, supra note 2.