Consideration given to usefulness of the concept of a medical error to determine criminal responsibility of a phisician for effects created in treatment process and adverse to a patients life and health Cover Image

Rozważania nad przydatnością pojęcia błędu medycznego dla ustalenia odpowiedzialności karnej lekarza za negatywne skutki dla życia i zdrowia pacjenta powstałe w procesie leczenia na gruncie polskiej literatury i orzecznictwa
Consideration given to usefulness of the concept of a medical error to determine criminal responsibility of a phisician for effects created in treatment process and adverse to a patients life and health

Author(s): Aleksandra Dąbek
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: medical error; rules of prudence;present medical knowledge; criminal responsibility of physicians;health services;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to present evolution of a medical error definition, including various opinions and interpretation doubts which appear around this issue as well as to judge whether the term is useful for determining criminal responsibilty of a physician for causing negative effects to a patient's life and health as a result of a treatment procedure.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 77
  • Page Range: 73-89
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish