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Record 1 2005-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
CONT

Once the physician-patient relationship exists, there is a duty to treat. The standard of treatment is no different for the terminally ill patient than for any other patient.

CONT

... physicians and hospitals have a legal duty to treat all patients who come to the emergency department and cannot divert ambulances if doing so would potentially harm the patient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

En l'absence d'une déclaration claire de l'intimé à l'appelante qu'il ne la traitait désormais plus à titre de médecin et d'un consentement non équivoque à la cessation du traitement, l'obligation de traiter l'appelante s'est poursuivie jusqu'à ce qu'elle se rende au centre de désintoxication de son propre gré et qu'elle y soit traitée.

CONT

Par sa profession [tout membre du personnel traitant] a le devoir de traiter les patients, sans considération de la cause de leur maladie.

Spanish

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