In determining the duty of care owed by a defendant using the reasonable person standard,the court will consider all of the following factors except:
A) The existence of emergency conditions
B) A physician's training and years of experience
C) A person's severe mental retardation
D) Physical disability

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The reasonable person standard in law does not take into account a person's mental disabilities or conditions like severe mental retardation when determining the duty of care. It focuses on what a reasonable person with the same physical characteristics would do, considering factors like physical disability, emergency conditions, and in specific professional contexts, the training and experience of professionals like physicians.

In Determining the Duty of Care Owed by a Defendant