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The standard of care is a legal concept for the quality of service required of someone. Typically the standard of care refers to what a physician should do in treating a patient. If the care is below the standard, and someone is injured because of it, then the victim can sue for negligence. In Vaughn v. Menlove (1837) the standard of care is defined as whether the individual "proceed[ed] with such reasonable caution as a prudent man would have exercised under such circumstances".

For professionals such as physicians, the standard of care is what a reasonably prudent professional would do under the circumstances. This "Bolam Test" is used in medical malpractice cases.
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