The Physician and the Law |
Contents
The Relationship Between Physician and Patient | 1 |
Malpractice | 17 |
The Rule of Res Ipsa Loquitur | 63 |
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abdomen abortion accepted medical practice administered adoption air embolism alleged anesthesia anesthesiologist anesthetic Aortography applicable artery artificial insemination asphyxia autopsy blood grouping tests blood transfusion body cardiac cardiac arrest carelessness causal relation cause of death child claim condition consent constitute coronary court held criminal danger deceased defendant determine diagnosis Dicumarol disclosed disease donor drug duty effect esophagus established evidence facts failure fracture hemorrhage Hosp hospital husband injection injury judgment jury liability Mass medical examiner medical malpractice medicine medicolegal mental negligence nurse occur operation opinion patient penicillin performed person physical physician plaintiff POSTGRAD pregnancy procedure produced proof question reaction reasonable recover damages removed res ipsa loquitur result risk rule rupture skill skin spinal sponge statute sterilization subarachnoid hemorrhage Supreme Court surgeon surgery surgical testify therapy tion tissues transfusion reaction trauma treatment trial usually vasectomy witness X-ray York