title: [The Patient Injury Act in Finland].
abstract: In Finland, the "Patient Injury Act" came into force on 1 May 1987. The legislation covers all patients given medical treatment in Finland. Injuries defined by the law fall into four categories: actual treatment injury, infection injury, accidental injury and diagnostic injury. The claim can be entered without any evidence of fault or causation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ranta
mesh_terms: D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
vernacular_title: Le "Patient Injury Act" en Finlande.