Hospital and blood bank liability to patients who contract AIDS through blood transfusions.
As AIDS contagion spreads at epidemic proportions, and fear of the fatal disease runs rampant, it is noteworthy to recognize the legal impacts of the disease, especially as they affect the health care profession. Hospitals and blood banks face potentially unlimited liability if found legally responsible for transmitting AIDS through blood transfusions. A question remains as to what liability standard may provide or prevent recovery. This Comment balances the interests in providing recovery to AIDS victims against the interests in promoting available public health care and medical advancement.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission*; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014481:United States