According to one estimate, nearly one in four nursing homes has been cited for the abuse or
death of patients under their supervision.
Medical - when a physician makes an incorrect diagnosis or failed to render appropriate management that resulted in
the death of the patient under his care.
It is estimated that about one in four nursing homes is cited for abuse or even
death of patients under their care.
Not exact matches
Juno blames the use
of fludarabine for the cerebral edema
deaths of the three
patients, all
under age 25.
Under New York law,
patients may legally refuse treatment and authorize the withdrawal
of life - support systems, including nutrition, even in those instances where such steps would undoubtedly hasten
death.
Readers
of SHS may recall the terrible San Luis Obispo case
of a transplant surgeon named Hootan Roozrokh who is charged felonious wrongdoing in trying to kill a profoundly disabled
patient so his organs could be procured
under a «heart
death» protocol.
Should the «worse than
death» meme ever be accepted by society, or adopted into the standard -
of - care guidelines established by healthcare technocrats, or implemented
under Obamacare cost / benefit insurance coverage guidelines, then expanding access to assisted suicide to — and even rationing the healthcare
of — such
patients is an imminent possibility.
During 30 years
of a surgical career, it has been my not quite tongue - in - cheek observation that a
patient's chance
of survival is inversely proportional to the number
of anesthesiologists required to get the operation
under way; a figure
of six or higher is a virtual guarantee
of death.
Everyone seems to know someone who tells a tale
of losing a pet
under anesthesia, but a recent study among human beings anesthetized over a period
of 8 years in a Brazilian hospital revealed that although some
patients died during surgery (16
deaths in 10,000), they were all related to
patient factors, like preexisting disease1.
As the problem
of alarm fatigue comes
under increased scrutiny, Massachusetts General Hospital has implemented steps to improve the medical staff's response to
patient alarms and avoid unnecessary
deaths.
Medical malpractice is generally defined as the failure
of a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional to exercise the degree
of care owed by the medical professional to his or her
patient under the particular circumstances that gave rise to a
patient's injury or
death.
Unfortunately, some
of these people make mistakes that result in serious injury or the
death of a
patient — and worst
of all, the injuries could continue to happen to others
under the person's care.
The improper administration or inadequate supply
of oxygen to a
patient who is
under sedation can cause paralysis, brain damage, and even
death.
In Calvelli and Ciglio v Italy, where the applicant complained that the state had failed to prosecute a doctor whose negligence allegedly caused the
death of his baby, the Court held that the state's positive obligation
under Article 2 to protect life required regulations in place to safeguard
patients» lives and to provide an independent judicial system which can determine the cause
of death of patients in the care
of the medical profession.
Managed entire workflow
of labor and delivery unit, which included transcribing physician orders, answering phone calls, registering and admitting
patients / newborns into the Meditech computer system, notifying selected Pediatrician upon the birth
of newborn, scheduling
of obstetrical procedures, typing birth /
death certificates, and handling
of paternity / denial paperwork, provided direct
patient care to mothers and newborns
under the supervision
of the nurse.