Legal Med Midterm Today - Aug 6, 2014 JD 2-1

Legal Medicine vs Medical Jurisprudence

Presumption of Innocence- why?
Res ipsa loquitur
Proximate Cause- establish relation bet. cause & effect, regardless of space and time
Waiver of Doctors
Contributory Negligence
Captain of the Ship
quasi-delict vs torts
Medical negligence requisites (duty,breach,proximate cause, damage caused by breach)
Respondeat Superior
Doctrine of Assumption of Risk
Doctrine of Last Clear Chance
Emergency/Sudden Peril Doctrine
Res judicata
Informed Consentrequiring that patients freely consent to treatment and that they are fully informed about a
procedures risks, benefits, and options.
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