Wood C L
Corporate Counsel, Oklahoma Health Care Corporation, Oklahoma City.
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1993 Nov;11(4):819-32.
Since the dawn of human history, the inherent morbidity and mortality of human beings has made the diagnosis and treatment of human disease a high-risk profession. The ancient risk of physical retribution against the physician has been replaced by the modern risk of economic indemnity or compensation. Monetary settlements and awards are at times so huge that they may result in personal bankruptcy and professional disgrace. This article should not discourage health care providers from continuing their pursuits, but encourage them to enhance their knowledge about how and why medical malpractice has developed. It has been intended to facilitate the "prudent practitioner" with a more thorough understanding of some of the elements of negligence that have caused concerns in the past and will certainly create new concerns as science continues to drag the law in its wake.
自人类历史开端以来，人类固有的发病率和死亡率使得人类疾病的诊断和治疗成为一项高风险职业。古代针对医生的身体报复风险已被现代的经济赔偿风险所取代。金钱结算和赔偿有时数额巨大，可能导致个人破产和职业声誉受损。本文并非要阻碍医疗服务提供者继续他们的追求，而是鼓励他们增进对医疗事故如何以及为何发展的认识。其目的在于帮助“审慎的从业者”更全面地理解一些过去引发关注、且随着科学不断发展必然会引发新关注的过失要素。
