In today's study of physicians is gaining popularity.With the transition to paid medical services became impossible to leave without an explanation of a concept such as medical error.The article is devoted to this issue.Let's try to understand.
Facts and figures
Errors hard to say, especially when it comes to medical practice.After all, at stake is human life, and the consequences are extremely serious medical missteps - a disability, disability, and death.Foresee and prevent the negative consequences often proves impossible.Numbers of world statistics on this issue are staggering.In the US medical error resulting in an annual death rate of more than 70 thousand people.In Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the figure is almost on the same level - from 70 to 100 thousand people a year.Just think that every 15 minutes due to an error doctor died four or five!In Russia, official statistics on this issue is not, and is unlikely to be.So people who check and people that checks are made in the same structure.But a simple drawing an analogy with the situation in developed countries, it can be assumed that the figures will be considerable.Especially when you consider the state in which is our domestic medicine.It is likely that medical mistake can cost the life of 200 to 300 thousand people annually.Applications known medical figures confirm a guess.The chief pulmonologist of Belarus Alexander Chuchalin noted that in Russia, the percentage of medical errors is about 30%.As an example he cited the fact that out of 1.5 million. Pneumonia diagnosis is made only 500 thousand cases.One of the main reasons for this situation, he called the country's lack of quality control over the provision of medical care.
professional medical error or ignorance
In the literature, there are many interpretations of this term.But in the Russian legislation does not provide the concept of "medical error" and not determined how to qualify actions of health workers in the event of an incident.Practice shows that this is necessary to solve the question of whether there is a fault or lack of actions of the doctor and if he bears the legal responsibility for it.Sami doctors believe that medical error - is the result of imperfections in science and technology, and just an unfortunate coincidence.It's not professional and not the result of ignorance, negligence, and certainly not a criminal act.Therefore, if an error occurs, the fault of the doctor in this, as there is no crime.Therefore, concerning the imposition of liability can be no question.Another view is shared by lawyers.Most often, they act as prosecutors, and try to prove that the doctor is guilty of making a mistake.But even among them, there is no consensus on the one hand such cases may be regarded as an innocent act entailed causing harm;and on the other, an error - a fact that can mitigate the responsibility of the physician.
