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Protocol and Guidelines for Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosing Neonatal Pulmonary Diseases Based on International Expert Consensus
Published on: March 6, 2019
Medicolegal issues for the respiratory paediatrician
1Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Abstract:
The legal profession depends on expert witnesses, and indeed the first time an English Court relied on an expert medical witness was in the 14th century. Asking a specialist to comment on the standard of professional practice expected in their own specialty was first introduced in a 1767 case [1]. This article draws on 20 years of experience in medicolegal work relating to paediatric respiratory medicine. It highlights some of the legal principles that lie behind an expert opinion and what constitutes clinical negligence. It aims to set out lessons for medicolegal experts and clinicians, but also offers some advice to lawyers and parents. Finally, it illustrates some issues that arise more commonly in paediatric respiratory practice.
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