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| Astrology, doctors and law |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 1; Page: a1 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Consent in sterilisation - Married couples vis-à-vis unmarried/live-in couples |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 1; Page: a1 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Separate and specific consent for blood transfusion in planned interventions |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 1; Page: a1 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Precautions in renting space in a hospital to medical stores, diagnostic centers, blood banks, etc. |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 1; Page: a3 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Sterilization procedures cannot be 100% foolproof - Supreme Court |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 1; Page: a4 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Nonallopathic treatment/drugs by allopaths |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 1; Page: a5 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Statutory counselling in sterilisation |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 1; Page: a6 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Issuing death certificates for a "probable" cause of death |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 1; Page: a7 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Caution in recording the cause of death |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 1; Page: a8 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Caring patients having suicidal tendencies |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 1; Page: a9 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Following the correct procedure - No justification for wrong investigation reports |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 1; Page: a10 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Differential diagnosis and medical negligence |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 1; Page: a11 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Courts appreciate injury caused to a doctor's reputation by allegations of negligence |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 1; Page: a11 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Withholding disclosures from the patient on the request of relatives/friends |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 2; Page: a13 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Consumer and criminal courts bound to take appropriate medical opinion before issuing notice to doctors - Supreme Court |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 2; Page: a13 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Relevance of the date of taking patient's consent |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 1; Page: a13 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Application of Consumer Act to unlicensed Hospitals/Nursing Homes |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 2; Page: a15 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Communicating with patients of medical mishaps - Precautions |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 2; Page: a16 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Dealing with patients having past enmity or personal grudge against doctor/hospital |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 2; Page: a16 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Caution and contemplation in selecting a hospital/doctor to transfer/refer a patient |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 2; Page: a18 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Courts accept 'existence of irreducible minimum rate of infection' in hospitals |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 2; Page: a18 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Delay in conducting necessary diagnostic tests/procedures |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 2; Page: a19 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Reacting to theft of medical records |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 2; Page: a20 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Post-procedure/surgery complications - Hospital's obligation to keep substitutes ready |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 2; Page: a21 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Treating in accordance with 'Accepted Medical Practice' |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 2; Page: a21 |
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| Specialists vis-à-vis super-specialists |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 2; Page: a22 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Patient's inability to pay and delay in giving/starting treatment |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 2; Page: a23 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Is second opinion of another doctor mandatory in cases pending before the consumer courts? |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 2; Page: a24 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Delay in management of critical patients |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 2; Page: a24 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Referring only to authoritative medical texts in difficult times |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 3; Page: a25 |
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| Anticipating and making arrangements for exigencies and contingencies |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 2; Page: a25 |
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| Wrong investigation reports - Apportioning legal liability |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 2; Page: a26 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Importance of recording medical history of patient |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 2; Page: a26 |
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| Consent in multi-stage treatment |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 3; Page: a27 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Disturbing Trend - Allegations of negligence for withholding fees/charges |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 3; Page: a27 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Joint consultation for defending in court |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 3; Page: a29 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Difference between accident and negligence |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 3; Page: a30 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Extra caution required - Patients coming for regular checkup |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 3; Page: a31 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Recording reasons for deferring procedure/surgery |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 3; Page: a31 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Obligation to disclose future risks and complications in discharge card/ticket/summary |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 3; Page: a32 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Presence of pediatrician during delivery |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 3; Page: a32 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Choosing a legally competent substitute/locum |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 3; Page: a34 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Whose consent must be obtained among relatives of an incompetent patient |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 3; Page: a34 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Liability of pathology laboratory for wrong reporting of Rh factor |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 3; Page: a34 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Can consumer courts direct payment of ex-gratia (sympathetic) compensation in the absence of medical negligence? |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 3; Page: a35 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Prescribing without examining |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 3; Page: a36 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Discharge against medical advice |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 3; Page: a36 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Is a forensic expert a competent medical expert in all cases? |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 3; Page: a37 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Displaying Registration Certificate |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 3; Page: a37 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Requisite, valid and subsisting licenses |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 3; Page: a38 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Residual legal obligations and duties of a doctor/hospital after patient's death |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 4; Page: a39 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Patient falling from bed or slipping in toilets/bathrooms/slippery floors |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 3; Page: a39 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Internal medical records of doctors/hospitals/nursing homes vis-à-vis prescription notes/OPD case papers/slips/files/folders given to patients |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 3; Page: a40 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Wasting time in taking remedial action after a medical mishap - Adverse inference drawn by Supreme Court |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 4; Page: a41 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Stating the chances of success of a treatment/procedure in percentage |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 4; Page: a41 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Explaining and recording delay in performing procedure/surgery |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 3; Page: a42 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Registration for post-transplantation treatment under Transplantation of Human Organ Act, 1994 |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 4; Page: a43 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Diagrammatical representations/drawings of physical abnormalities |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 4; Page: a43 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Supreme Court rules in favour of doctors - liberalises norms for taking consent of patients |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 4; Page: a44 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Poor patient, expensive tests - What next? |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 4; Page: a46 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Liability under Consumer Protection Act for refusing to treat the patient at the outset |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 4; Page: a46 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Putting additional sheets in medical records |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 4; Page: a47 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Differing medical opinions - Alternative procedures |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 4; Page: a49 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Specialization and competency before accepting a patient |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 4; Page: a50 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Liability in case of failure to spot an abnormality in the fetus |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 4; Page: a51 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Escape of an IPD patient - Protocol to indemnify the hospital/nursing home from legal consequences |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 5; Page: a53 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Not attending patients during nights - A common complaint |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 4; Page: a53 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Correcting/deleting entries in medical records |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 4; Page: a53 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Legal necessity of involving an anesthetist during a surgery/procedure |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 5; Page: a55 |
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| Paying money to buy peace - A recipe for disaster? |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 5; Page: a55 |
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| Protocols for removing drains/catheter/Ryles Tube/traction/I.V. line |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 4; Page: a55 |
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| Conducting surgery/procedure with abnormal vitals - Precautions |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 5; Page: a57 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Stealing or snatching of medical records by patients/relatives/attendants |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 4; Page: a58 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Wealthier the patient, higher the compensation granted by courts |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 5; Page: a59 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Allotting rooms to IPD patients - Factors that must be considered |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 5; Page: a59 |
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| Leaving a dying patient for another emergency |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 5; Page: a60 |
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| Liability of the principal surgeon - Captain of the surgical team |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 5; Page: a61 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Inconsistency between investigation reports and clinical findings - Classical dilemma |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 5; Page: a62 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Recording 'non-medical incidents' of relevance in medical records |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 5; Page: a62 |
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| How much importance must be given to the advice, suggestion or diagnosis of the referring doctor? |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 5; Page: a63 |
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| Pregnancy after tubectomy is negligence per se - Patently erroneous reasoning of West Bengal State Consumer Commission |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 5; Page: a64 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Precautions while handing over scans/films/x-rays to patients/relatives/attendants |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 5; Page: a64 |
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| Dates in hospital bills - Relevance in courts and precautions |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 5; Page: a65 |
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| Compensation of one crore - Supreme Court raises benchmark |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 6; Page: a65 |
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| Marking the presence of the doctor/s involved with the patient - A legal requisite |
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| Year: 2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 5; Page: a67 |
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| Civil liability and 'damages' (monetary compensation) in medical negligence |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 6; Page: a68 |
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| Technical negligence - Lenient view of Indian Courts in awarding compensation |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 6; Page: a70 |
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| Assuring patient that he/she will be treated by a particular doctor |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 5; Page: a70 |
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| Keeping 'unexplainable' drugs/chemicals/substances in hospitals/clinics/consulting rooms |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 6; Page: a74 |
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| Legal consequences of not making life-saving equipments available to patients |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 5; Page: a74 |
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| Taking thumb impression of illiterate patients |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 6; Page: a76 |
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| Preoperative tests in patients readmitted after discharge |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 5; Page: a76 |
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| Doctors can disregard procedural aspects in emergencies - Supreme Court |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 7; Page: a77 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Patient's right over organs/cysts/tumors/aspirated fluids removed from his/her body |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 6; Page: a78 |
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| Importance of recording exact time in investigation reports |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 7; Page: a79 |
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| Consent for alternative procedures/surgeries anticipated during a planned procedure/surgery |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 6; Page: a79 |
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| Requests by patients to have their own attendant/private nurse |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 7; Page: a81 |
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| Radiologist's liability for an erroneous report due to wrong labeling by juniors/para medics |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 6; Page: a81 |
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| Surgeries/Procedures usually requiring second intervention |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 7; Page: a83 |
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| Revising diagnosis during the course of surgery/procedure |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 6; Page: a84 |
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| Following advice/directions of a patient/attendant who is a doctor |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 7; Page: a85 |
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| Dealing with known or familiar patients |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 6; Page: a86 |
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| Dealing with cases of attempted suicide |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 7; Page: a88 |
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| Error of judgment vis-à-vis negligence |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 7; Page: a89 |
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| Offering "packages"/"estimates"/quotations for specific procedures/surgeries |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 6; Page: a89 |
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| Obligation to provide special care and privileges to terminally ill patients |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 8; Page: a91 |
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| 'Nil-by-mouth' - Precautions to be taken |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 8; Page: a92 |
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| Synchronizing time in all watches used in a hospital/nursing home |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 7; Page: a94 |
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| Legal validity of consent from an adult and mentally oriented patient's wife/husband/parents |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 8; Page: a96 |
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| Sharing of liability between doctor and hospital to pay compensation in a case of negligence |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 8; Page: a98 |
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| Consent of patients relatives/friends/attendants for conducting post-mortem |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 7; Page: a98 |
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| Performing a non-emergency procedure/surgery - unannounced, unscheduled |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 7; Page: a99 |
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| Relevance of recording vital signs before advising/performing a surgery/procedure |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 8; Page: a100 |
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| Advertising by doctors - Legal position |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 8; Page: a102 |
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| Ideal time for giving/starting certain medications/surgeries/procedures |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 7; Page: a102 |
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| Importance of keeping copies of documents given to the patient |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 8; Page: a104 |
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| What to do with a serious patient and no vacant bed in ward/ICU |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 7; Page: a104 |
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| Listen to the patients seriously |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 9; Page: a105 |
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| Transferring patient to another hospital - Precautions |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 9; Page: a106 |
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| Importance of 'Bed-Head Ticket' in court |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 9; Page: a108 |
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| Request of hospitalized patient for opinion/visit/consultation by another doctor |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 7; Page: a108 |
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| Advice by consultant at private clinic/residence - Hospital's liability |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 9; Page: a110 |
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| Leaving foreign body in the patient's body |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 8; Page: a110 |
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| Liability in negligent act causing no actual harm to the patient |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 9; Page: a111 |
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| Inducing anesthesia with a pre-determined clear plan-of-action |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 8; Page: a111 |
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| Leaving a gauze piece inside patient's body |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 9; Page: a112 |
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| Importance of reading written literature accompanying a drug |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 9; Page: a113 |
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| Signature on consent form when the patient's right/left hand is impaired |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 8; Page: a113 |
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| Courts view on difficult cases for treatment |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 8; Page: a115 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Precautions where relapse or recurrence is a known possibility |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 10; Page: a117 |
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| Asking the patient to arrange relevant specialist - Hospital's liability |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 10; Page: a118 |
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| Keeping track of ex-employees present during a medical mishap |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 8; Page: a119 |
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| Performing surgery/procedure on a high risk patient - Precautions |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 10; Page: a120 |
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| Giving discharge card/summary/ticket to patients - Mandatory or optional ? |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 10; Page: a122 |
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| When to report a patient as HIV positive |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 8; Page: a123 |
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| Patient/limb mix-up - Higher probability in bigger hospitals and nursing homes |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 10; Page: a124 |
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| Symptomatic treatment vis-à-vis investigations |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 9; Page: a126 |
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| Guarantee care not cure |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 10; Page: a127 |
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| Informing the patient about a medical mishap/mistake |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 9; Page: a127 |
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| Provisional diagnosis and further investigations |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 9; Page: a128 |
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| Specifically recording return of patient to "normal" from "abnormal" |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 11; Page: a129 |
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| Evidentiary value of medical records vis-à-vis expert witnesses |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 9; Page: a130 |
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| Importance of bed-chart/bed-head-ticket |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 9; Page: a132 |
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| Necessity to confirm results of a procedure/surgery |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 11; Page: a133 |
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| Waiting for investigation reports to start treatment - How much time is acceptable by law? |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 11; Page: a135 |
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| 'Accepted medical practice' and postoperative care |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 9; Page: a136 |
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| Preparedness for alternatives in interventions - A legal necessity |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 11; Page: a137 |
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| Drugs requiring a sensitivity test or a test dose |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 9; Page: a137 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Filling of consent form - One person, one sitting, one pen |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 10; Page: a138 |
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| Following contemporary internationally accepted practices and procedures |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 11; Page: a139 |
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| Presumptive therapy for malaria in high grade fever |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 10; Page: a140 |
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| Liability of the surgeon for relying on investigation reports of another doctor |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 11; Page: a141 |
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| Legal consequences of inappropriate medical response after a diagnosis |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 12; Page: a143 |
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| Public advertisement of medical services |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 10; Page: a144 |
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| Allegations of negligence to avoid payment of fees |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 12; Page: a145 |
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| Treatment by 'remote-control' |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 10; Page: a145 |
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| 'Prescription' - The least expected by law |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 12; Page: a147 |
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| Patient's inability to follow medical advice due to financial constraints - Precautions |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 12; Page: a149 |
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| Discharge/transfer summary of a patient with procedure related or iatrogenic complications |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 10; Page: a149 |
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| Inconsistency between discharge card/ticket and medical records |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 12; Page: a151 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Unjustified delay in referring a patient to a higher specialty |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 10; Page: a151 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Relevance of every "minute" in medical records |
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| Year: 2009; Volume: 2; Issue: 12; Page: a153 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Referring patient to a facility/hospital owned by the referring doctor |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 11; Page: a154 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Dealing with emergencies of another specialty |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 11; Page: a156 |
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| Requisite qualifications of RMO's in ICU |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 11; Page: a157 |
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| Emergencies - Relevance of recording time of advising procedures/surgeries |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 11; Page: a159 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| What is the time taken for a surgery/procedure? |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 11; Page: a161 |
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| Nonavailability of a drug prescribed |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 11; Page: a163 |
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| Use of hot water bags in sedated, unconscious or diabetic patients |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 12; Page: a168 |
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| Legal liability during transfer of a patient discharged against medical advice |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 12; Page: a170 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Necessity to prepare discharge card / ticket in duplicate |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 12; Page: a172 |
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| [Suggested precautions] [HTML Full text] [PDF] |
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| Records and reports of patients with common names |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 12; Page: a175 |
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| Risky affair - Professionally engaging a doctor working in government hospital |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 12; Page: a176 |
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| Spelling out the time-frame to start treatment or perform a surgery/procedure |
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| Year: 2008; Volume: 1; Issue: 12; Page: a178 |
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