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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- probable risks
1, record 1, English, probable%20risks
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The patient should be informed of the probable risks and the probable benefits of the proposed intervention. In the therapeutic treatment context, this does not require disclosure of all known risks. Rather, the clinician should disclose information regarding those risks which are likely to affect the patient's consent. 2, record 1, English, - probable%20risks
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
probable risks: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - probable%20risks
Record 1, Key term(s)
- probable risk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- risques probables
1, record 1, French, risques%20probables
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aléas probables 2, record 1, French, al%C3%A9as%20probables
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] lorsqu'un chirurgien recommande une opération qui comporte des risques connus, savoir des risques probables, ou des risques particuliers ou inhabituels, il a l'obligation de les divulguer à son patient et, s'il omet de le faire et qu'un des risques tus ou partiellement divulgués entraîne une lésion, on jugera que le consentement du patient à l'opération n'était pas un consentement éclairé, bien que l'opération elle-même ait été pratiquée selon les règles de l'art [...] les risques probables seraient ceux qui, si le patient en avait été informé, pourraient raisonnablement modifier sa décision de subir ou de refuser l'opération ou le traitement. 3, record 1, French, - risques%20probables
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De manière unanime, la doctrine québécoise n'impose au médecin que de révéler les aléas probables inhérents à une thérapie. 2, record 1, French, - risques%20probables
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
risques probables; aléas probables : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - risques%20probables
Record 1, Key term(s)
- risque probable
- aléa probable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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