IHS 3112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Wrongful Death Claim, Criminal Negligence, Malice Aforethought
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Laws are designed to prevent harm to others while protecting the rights of individuals. Tort: civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, committed against a person or property (real or person) for which a court provides a remedy in the form of an action for damages. The objectives of tort law are as follows: preservation of peace, culpability, deterrence, compensation. Negligence: tort, a civil or personal wrong: negligence is a form of conduct caused by heedlessness or carelessness that constitutes a departure from the standards of care. Commission of an act includes: administering the wrong medication, administering the wrong dosage, administering to wrong patient, performing surgery without patient consent. Omission of an act includes: failure to administer medication[s, failure to order required diagnostic test, failure to follow up on abnormal test results. Malpractice: negligence or carelessness of a professional person: criminal negligence: reckless disregard for the safety of another.
