| 单词 | Medical negligence |
| 释义 | 醫療疏忽 Breach of the standard of care owed by a medical professional to a patient in medical treatment. When injury results from the substandard care of a medical professional, the patient may sue in negligence. The standard is that of the ordinary skilled person exercising reasonable care: Fan Gloria v Dr Chan PC Philip & Ors [1981] HKC 1 (HC); Atzori v Dr Chan King Pan [1999] 3 HKLRD 77. A causal link must be established between the negligence and the injury, and the test of remoteness of damages is whether the damages are reasonably foreseeable: A-G v Ho Hing Mui [1982] HKC 424 (CA). It may be difficult to establish the causal link even if the action of the medical professional lacked skill or care particularly where a plaintiff has a pre-existing condition or later illness or injury: R v Evans and Gardiner (No 2) [1976] VR 523. Incorrect diagnosis is actionable under the tort of negligence where routine investigations would have produced the correct diagnosis. Inexperience is no defence to negligence. Also known as ‘medical malpractice’. See also Bolam test; Breach of duty of care; Causation; Hospital’s duty of care; Negligence; Standard of care. 違反醫護人員在進行醫療時的謹慎標準。病人可因醫護人員行使低於標準的謹慎而引起的傷害提起疏忽訴訟。標準以一名有普通熟練技能人士所行使的合理謹慎為準：Fan Gloria v Dr Chan PC Philip & Ors [1981] HKC 1 （高等法院）；Atzori v Dr Chan King Pan [1999] 3 HKLRD 77。必須證明疏忽與傷害間的因果關聯，而損害賠償的遙遠測試則為損害賠償是否合理地可預見：A-G v Ho Hing Mui [1982] HKC 424 （上訴法院）。就算訴訟中的醫護人員缺乏熟練技能或謹慎，要證明因果關聯可能很困難，尤其是原告人有先前的醫學狀況或後來染病或受傷：R v Evans and Gardiner (No 2) [1976] VR 523。凡例行檢查即可得到正確診斷者，發生錯誤診斷時，可就侵權疏忽提出起訴。沒有經驗不能作疏忽的抗辯理由。醫療疏忽亦稱為「醫療失當」。另見 Bolam test; Breach of duty of care; Causation; Hospital’s duty of care; Negligence; Standard of care。 |
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