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Untoward injuries are unacceptably common in medical treatment, at times with tragic consequences for patients. The phrases 'an epidemic of error' and 'the medical toll' have been coined to describe this problem of 'iatrogenic harm', which it has been suggested may have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merry, Alan
Otros Autores: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Medical personnel > Malpractice.
Medical jurisprudence.
Medical Errors > legislation & jurisprudence
Forensic Medicine
Liability, Legal
Malpractice > legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Errors > prevention & control
Quality of Health Care > standards
Personnel médical > Responsabilité professionnelle.
Médecine légale.
forensic medicine.
LAW > Medical Law & Legislation.
Gezondheidsrecht.
Fouten.
Schuld.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Accidents
  • 2. The human factor
  • 3. Errors
  • 4. Violations
  • 5. Negligence, recklessness and blame
  • 6. The standard of care
  • 7. Assessing the standard
  • the role of the expert witness
  • 8. Beyond blame: responding to the needs of the injured.

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