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ALEAS POSSIBLES [1 record]
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
- possible risks
1, record 1, English, possible%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 clinician should disclose information regarding those risks which are likely to affect the patient's consent. It also requires disclosure of those possible risks which have serious consequences, such as death or paralysis. 2, record 1, English, - possible%20risks
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
possible risks: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - possible%20risks
Record 1, Key term(s)
- possible 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 possibles
1, record 1, French, risques%20possibles
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aléas possibles 2, record 1, French, al%C3%A9as%20possibles
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si aucune question précise ne porte sur les risques possibles, le chirurgien n'a aucune obligation (bien qu'il puisse le faire) de dire au patient qu'il existe des risques possibles puisque de tels risques se retrouvent dans toute opération. 3, record 1, French, - risques%20possibles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les risques possibles dont les conséquences pourraient être graves pourraient bien être considérés comme importants. 4, record 1, French, - risques%20possibles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] certaines décisions n'obligent le médecin qui procède à une intervention de chirurgie strictement esthétique, qu'à divulguer les risques probables. En revanche, d'autres jugements affirment que dans cette spécialité, le praticien est tenu d'instruire son client de tous les aléas possibles. 2, record 1, French, - risques%20possibles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
risques possibles; aléas possibles : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - risques%20possibles
Record 1, Key term(s)
- risque possible
- aléa possible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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