Legal responsibility of the physician for treatment, organization and patient education errors
Ulsenheimer, K.
Zeitschrift für Arztliche Fortbildung 89(6): 562-570
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-2178 PMID: 8588424 Document Number: 452537
Introductory, basic comments about the medical criminal law in the practice are given. The most important reasons for mistakes are demonstrated, i.e. the term "professional blunder", the individual proof of guilt, mistakes in informing the patient, harming the patient by careless actions. The problem of causality in court is mentioned and the role of the expert witness in professional blunder trials is explained.