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Record 1 2014-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Health Law
CONT

The patient must receive information and adequate explanation about the nature of the proposed investigation or treatment, its anticipated effect and its expected benefits as well as the significant risks (material and special) involved, alternatives available and likely consequences of not having the treatment.

OBS

significant risks: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • significant risk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

Pour que le consentement au traitement soit valide, il faut qu'il soit «éclairé». Le malade doit donc avoir reçu des explications suffisantes sur la nature des examens ou des traitements qui sont envisagés dans son cas et sur les effets qu'on en attend, de même que sur les risques significatifs qui s'y rattachent et les solutions de rechange possibles.

OBS

risques significatifs : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • risque significatif

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

CNSC staff expressed the view that these releases are small and do not pose a significant risk to the workers or the public.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Ces émissions sont faibles et ne posent pas de risque important aux travailleurs ou à la population.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Security
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Sécurité
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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