[Liability for damages resulting from hospital falls].
The aim of the work is to analyze the conditions for liability of medical institutions for damages resulting from hospital fails. The study identifies achievements of polish jurisprudence. The authors also pointed to factors specific for claims of this type. The paper discusses: legal consequences of failure to provide security of patient stay and the responsibilities of hospitals in relation to patients especially vulnerable to falls. It also analyzes the problems faced by patients claiming compensation for damages resulting from such events: constraints of the evidence in establishing the conditions for liability, the argument unpredictability of event and the detrimental impact of the actions taken in the hospital to reduce the risk of falling.
Zakład Podstaw Prawa Medycznego Collegium Medicum Im. Ludwika Rydygiera W Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruń, Polska.
Anita
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Gałęska-Śliwka
Zakład Prawa Medycznego, Wydział Prawa I Administracji, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruń, Polska.
Marcin
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Śliwka
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000191:economics*; D035881:Compensation and Redress; D006801:Humans; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D011044:Poland
 adverse event;  civil liability;  damage ; fail