Legal Flashcards
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Civil Law
Body of law concerned with private right and remedies. Civil law applies to torts, and breaches of contract
Four necessary elements for malpractice?
Legal duty owed to the patient
Breach of duty by the practitioner
Reasonable close casual connection between the breach of duty and damages that result
duty
Relationship established
Relationship is considered a type of contract
Agree to care for aptient for fee
Patient agrees to pay fee for care
DOES NOT have to be in writing
The contract is made with patient allows aneshtetist control
Law implies contract
The lack of mental or physical capacity does not prevent the relationship
torts
civil wrong committed against a person or propertyy independent of contract
negligence
failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another
What are some examples of unlawfulness
Criminal law- fraud, kowingly practicing without proper licensure, misuse of substances
Civil law- wrong commited against a person, intetenional and unintentional
battery
unwanted touching of an individual and assault is placing someone in fear of an unwanted touching
BMI
weight in kg/ height in meters squared
1 inch = 2.54 cm
100cm = 1 meter
Criminal Law
Body of law established to protect society from harm declaring what conduct is criminal and establishing punishment for violation of the law
prediction and outcome of impossible mask ventilation
53,041, 77 cases of impossible mask ventilation (0.15%) neck radiation, male, OSA, mallampati, and presence of beard were identified as independent predictors.
19 demonstrated difficult airway,
Conclusion: impossible mask ventilation is an infrequent airway event that is associated with difficult intubation. Neck radiation represent the most significant clinical predictor of impossible mask ventilation in the patient data base
