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Lecture 10 - Medical Malpractice-2
Lecture 10 - Medical Malpractice-2
Lecture 10 - Medical Malpractice-2
DIRECT CAUSE
Whether the actions in fact caused the harm
Whether these were the proximate cause of the injury.
Doctrine of foreseeability.
Payment of wages
Power of dismissal
Injuries sustained on a
healthy part of the body
which was not under
treatment.
Res ipsa loquitur
Injuries sustained on a
healthy part of the body
which was not under
treatment.
Overdosage of medicines
Prolonged splinting
DOCTRINE OF CONTRIBUTORY
NEGLIGENCE
Doctrine of common fault.
Neglecting follow-up
DOCTRINE OF ASSUMPTION OF RISK