Negligence

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Negligence is basis of medical malpractise cases.

Four elements are required to prove negligence:[1]

  1. Duty of care.
    • The patient had a patient-physician relationship with the physician in question.
  2. Breach of the standard of care.
  3. Foreseeable harm caused by a breach in the standard of care.
  4. Damages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ URL: http://www.cnps.ca/collpract/collpract_e.html. Accessed on: 27 September 2010.
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