Biomaterial Database

Courts slowly defining liability issues for tort claims hospitals. 1989

C D Dean

The improper reading or interpreting of equipment, as well as the decision to use or not to use equipment by hospital employees, may result in liability for the hospital. Texas courts are considering the "use" question on the basis of the facts of each case.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008318	Malpractice	Failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Professional Negligence,Negligence,Negligence, Professional,Professional Negligences
D004865	Equipment and Supplies, Hospital	Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital.	Hospital Equipment and Supplies,Equipment, Hospital,Hospital Equipment,Hospital Supplies,Supplies, Hospital,Supply, Hospital,Hospital Supply
D006779	Hospitals, Public	Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal.	Public Hospitals,Hospital, Public,Public Hospital
D013781	Texas	State bounded on the north by Oklahoma, on the east by Arkansas and Louisiana, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by New Mexico.