Accidents in hospital, causes and prevention.

  • Great Britain. South East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
Date:
1971
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Accidents in hospital, causes and prevention. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INTRODUCTION PART 2 THE PATIENT Medical Negligence Handling of claims in co-operation with the medical defence societies Treatment Wrong operations. Plasters and fractures Foreign bodies (Operations Foreign bodies (Accident injuries) Hazards of injections Blood transfusions Diathermy apparatus Lifting of patients in hoodia Bed sores 4 F Care and custody of enilaren in hospitals ; Suicidal patients — duty of care Unconscious patients Consents Consent to treatment — General Sterilisation Human transplants CONTENTS Detained and informal patients absconding and causing injury to Staff attacked by patients The Patient — General Communications between doctors, nurses and patients found in hospitals Case notes and records . Identification of bodies. Accidents to visitors Buildings Building operations (Ladders) Building operations (Scaffolds) Building operations (Roofs) . Glazing in buildings from hospital windows Maintenance of chimneys used as flues for gas fires 41 43