The Health Care Provider's Guide to Facing the Malpractice Deposition

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CRC Press, 2017 M08 9 - 160 pages
An anesthesiologist chips a patient's tooth during a difficult intubation. A surgeon leaves tiny abrasions on a patient's abdomen during a delicate surgical procedure. And an operating room nurse accidentally nips a patient's finger with a pair of scissors.Not all of these examples of medical mistakes will result in malpractice suits. But for the o
 

Contents

chapter one The law and legal thinking
1
chapter two What lawyers think about us
11
chapter three The standard of care
17
chapter four Our own worst enemy
29
chapter five Weighing the alternatives
41
chapter six Telling the truth
51
chapter seven Preparing for the deposition
57
chapter eight Meeting the inquisitor
73
chapter nine The inquisition
87
chapter ten Traps to avoid
113
chapter eleven General advice
125
Afterword
131
Index
133
Back cover
141
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