Decker R
Hosp Mater Manage. 1989 May;14(5):20-1.
Last month, Dr. Decker analyzed recent court decisions that maintain the standard that providing blood and human tissue is a service, not a sale of goods. Under most conditions, he concluded, hospitals can't be held liable for damages to a patient who acquires an infectious virus from blood transfusions or tissue transplants. This month, Dr. Decker considers the effect of AIDS on rulings dealing with the disclosure of a blood donor's identity. In 1988, the Supreme Court of the United States twice declined to review lower court decisions dealing with the disclosure of the names of blood donors in situations where the recipient had contracted AIDS. The issues are complex and require the balancing of conflicting rights. Further, previous decisions have not been consistent from one state to another. Hospital materials managers must understand the issues involved in the court decisions as they carry out their responsibility to the hospital and its patients to provide the safest possible supply of blood. In this dialogue, Dr. Decker reviews the case law and develops the issues.
上个月，德克尔博士分析了近期的法庭判决，这些判决维持了提供血液和人体组织是一种服务而非商品销售的标准。他总结道，在大多数情况下，医院对于因输血或组织移植而感染传染性病毒的患者所遭受的损害无需承担责任。本月，德克尔博士思考了艾滋病对涉及披露献血者身份裁决的影响。1988年，美国最高法院两次拒绝复审下级法院关于在受血者感染艾滋病的情况下披露献血者姓名的判决。这些问题很复杂，需要平衡相互冲突的权利。此外，以前的判决在不同州之间并不一致。医院物资管理人员在履行对医院及其患者的责任，提供尽可能安全的血液供应时，必须了解法庭判决中涉及的问题。在这段对话中，德克尔博士回顾了判例法并阐述了这些问题。
