-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Mowat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 4:51 PM
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Subject: RE: overdose scenario
I think Rowley just about has the legal aspect right, sadly. The Mental
Health Act only allows the treatment of Mental Health problems (or "issues"
as they are now known!).
I think it may be the Coroners, or the Sheriffs in Scotland, who take into
account the decision-making of the Doctor. A suit over an injury sustained
by a patient would be heard in a civil court, where the fact that the
patient's life was saved would be largely immaterial to the legal case.
Of course, our legal lurkers ... Mr Ross? ... could enlighten us upon this
point!
Andrew Mowat
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rowley Cottingham
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 9:04 AM
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Subject: RE: overdose scenario
I think that it is extremely dangerous to assume that judges will take pity
on doctors. I well remember a case where a man arrested during surgery, and
was successfully resuscitated by the anaesthetist.Unfortunately, the drip
had tissued in his hand which was hidden under the drapes. The adrenaline
went intradermally, and the patient sustained a chemical burn which had to
be grafted. He sued. And won.
Rowley Cottingham
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