title: Who's liable in equipment cases?
abstract: An increase in the number of equipment-related liability cases underscores providers' and manufacturers' joint responsibility to ensure patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Legal Services/Risk Management Department, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fiesta
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States