Wagner H J
Z Rechtsmed. 1981;86(4):303-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00200674.
The first legal rules about medical malpractice are to be found in 1700 B.C. (Antique Babylon). Only about 3,000 years later a legally based definition about medical malpractice is given in the "Carolina" and a judgement by experts (medical professional people) is demanded. In about 1630, Paolo Zacchia finds the following statement for medical malpractice: "Medicus errat ommitendo et commitendo". In 1797, Fahner demands a modern definition (still acknowledged today) for medical malpractice and he demands courts for the medical profession. With the Prussian Medical Legislation part of these demands were met in the first third of the 19th century.
关于医疗事故的首批法律规定可追溯到公元前1700年（古巴比伦）。大约3000年后，《卡罗来纳法典》给出了基于法律的医疗事故定义，并要求由专家（医学专业人士）进行裁决。大约在1630年，保罗·扎基亚给出了如下关于医疗事故的表述：“医生因不作为和作为而犯错”。1797年，法纳要求给出一个现代的医疗事故定义（至今仍被认可），并要求设立针对医疗行业的法庭。随着普鲁士医疗立法的实施，其中部分要求在19世纪上半叶得到了满足。
