Errors, medicine, and the law /

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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Bibliográfalaš dieđut
Váldodahkki: Merry, Alan
Eará dahkkit: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Materiálatiipa: Licensed eBooks
Giella:eaŋgalasgiella
Almmustuhtton: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Liŋkkat:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=73961
Sisdoallologahallan:
  • 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.