[Validation of main notions of flaws in medical care].
Sudebno-meditsinskaia ekspertiza · 2000-01-01 · Method & validation
Abstract
The authors define the notions of defects in medical care (DMC) in accordance with the new Criminal Code and Regulations for Estimating Harm to Health (Order No. 407 of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation of December 10, 1996). Definitions of DMC, flaws in organization, diagnosis, and treatment, etc., at the prehospital and hospital stage of medical care are defined. List of the main components of DMC and their causes is presented.