Medical Liability
Facts:
The patient, Mr. Wang, is the busband of the plaintiff in this case. Mr. Wang was admitted to a cardiovascular hospital in Beijing, where he was diagnosed as coronary atherosclerotic heart disease and labor spontaneous angina pectoris. After admission, according to the doctor's advice, He carried out various routine examinations and continue to use anti-thrombolytic drugs. However, the patient suddenly showed inactivity of the right limb and unclear speech. After the consultation of the doctor in the hospital, the patient was diagnosed with cerebral embolism, and it was suggested to treat him in a special medical way for 5 days. A few days later, the patient's condition became worse and he was transferred to the ICU. CT examination of the head revealed that the patient had hemorrhage in the left thalamus, which broke into the ventricle. After rescue, the patient, Mr. Wang, died.
The plaintiff, Mr. Wng's wife, hired our lawyer to sue the cardiovascular hospital, demanding the hospital to undertake the liability of compensation for its medical damage. In order to ensure the plaintiff to obtain the maximum compensation, the plaintiff applied to the court for judicial expertise on the cause-and-effect relationship between the patient's death and the hospital's medical behavior.
Results:
The defendant, the cardiovascular disease hospital applied for medical accident liability identification conducted by Beijing Xicheng district medical association and Beijing medical association for medical accident technical identification. The conclusion of the liability identification showed that the violation of the medical rules by the defendant caused the patient's health deterioration and the death of the patient. So the defendant shall assume the responsibility. Then the defendant agreed to compromise with the plaintiff through the court mediation. Finally the hospital compensated the plaintiff for RMB110,000 yuans.