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PART I – GENERAL Chapter 1. Precautions - Unusual Chapter 2. Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes Chapter 3. Emergency Patients 3.1. Emergency Patients - General Precautions Chapter 4. Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.3. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.5. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.6. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.7. Emergencies - Postmortem Chapter 5. Courts and Legal Proceedings Chapter 6. Doctors in witness box (especially in medicolegal cases) 6.1. Doctors giving evidence in witness box — General Precautions Chapter 7. Consent 7.1. Consent - General Precautions 7.2. Consent - Form 7.3. Consent - Risk information 7.4. Consent - Emergencies 7.5. Consent - Minors / Incompetent patients (Proxy consent) 7.6. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 7.7. Consent - Alternative / Extension during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 7.8. Consent - Blood transfusion 7.9. Consent - Refusal to consent / Compulsory treatment Chapter 8. Confidentiality 8.1. Confidentiality -General Precautions Chapter 9. Precautions - General 9.1. Precautions - General Precautions 9.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 9.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 9.4. Fees 9.5. History of patients 9.6. Examining patients 9.7. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 9.8. Diagnosis 9.9. Treating / Managing patients 9.10. Prescription 9.11. Drugs 9.12. Prognosis 9.13. Blood Transfusion 9.14. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 9.15. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 9.16. Communication with patients 9.17. Updating knowledge / Continuing Medical Education (CME) 9.18. Advertisement / Signboards 9.19. Statutory compliance 9.20. Insurance PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS Chapter 10. Documentation & Medical Records 10.1. Documentation & Medical Records - General Precautions 10.2. Documentation & Medical Records - Stationery 10.3. Documentation & Medical Records - Writing 10.4. Medical records - General Precautions 10.5. Medical Records — Internal / External 10.6. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 10.7. Medical Records - Hospitals 10.8. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 10.9. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 10.10. Death certificates 10.11. Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTION Chapter 11. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 11.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 11.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 11.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 11.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 11.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Alternative / Extension PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES Chapter 12. Hospitals 12.1. Hospitals - General Precautions 12.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 12.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 12.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 12.5. Hospitals - Patients care 12.6. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 12.7. Hospitals — Nursing / Staff 12.8. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 12.9. Hospitals — Operation Theaters 12.10. Hospitals - Intensive Care Units Chapter 13. Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers Chapter 14. Blood Banks Chapter 15. Maternity Hospitals / Wards PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Chapter 16. Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL Chapter 1. Precautions - Unusual Chapter 2. Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes Chapter 3. Emergency Patients 3.1. Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients - Outside expertise 3.3. Emergency Patients - Hospitals Chapter 4. Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.3. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.4. Emergencies - Refusal to treat at the outset 4.5. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.6. Emergencies - HIV / AIDS patients 4.7. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.8. Emergencies - Postmortem Chapter 5. Courts and Legal Proceedings Chapter 6. Doctors in witness box (especially in medicolegal cases) 6.1. Doctors giving evidence in witness box — General Precautions Chapter 7. Consent 7.1. Consent - General Precautions 7.2. Consent - Form 7.3. Consent - Risk information 7.4. Consent - Emergencies 7.5. Consent - Minors / Incompetent patients (Proxy consent) 7.6. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 7.7. Consent - Alternative / Extension during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 7.8. Consent - Refusal to consent / Compulsory treatment Chapter 8. Confidentiality 8.1. Confidentiality - HIV/AIDS patients Chapter 9. Precautions - General 9.1. Precautions - General Precautions 9.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 9.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 9.4. Fees 9.5. History of patients 9.6. Examining patients 9.7. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 9.8. Collecting samples for investigations / diagnostic procedures 9.9. Diagnosis 9.10. Treating / Managing patients 9.11. Prescription 9.12. Drugs 9.13. Prognosis 9.14. Blood Transfusion 9.15. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 9.16. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 9.17. Communication with patients 9.18. Professional colleagues / peers 9.19. Updating knowledge / Continuing Medical Education (CME) 9.20. Media exposure 9.21. Insurance 9.22. Tele-medicine / Cyber medicine PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS Chapter 10. Documentation & Medical Records 10.1. Documentation & Medical Records - General Precautions 10.2. Documentation & Medical Records - Writing 10.3. Medical records - General Precautions 10.4. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 10.5. Medical Records - Hospitals 10.6. Medical Records - Bed-head ticket 10.7. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 10.8. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 10.9. Medical Records — Computerized 10.10. Death certificates 10.11. Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTION Chapter 11. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 11.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 11.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 11.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 11.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 11.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Alternative / Extension 11.6. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES Chapter 12. Hospitals 12.1. Hospitals - General Precautions 12.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 12.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 12.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 12.5. Hospitals - Patients care 12.6. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 12.7. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 12.8. Hospitals - Intensive Care Units Chapter 13. Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers Chapter 14. Blood Banks Chapter 15. Maternity Hospitals / Wards PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Chapter 16. Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL Chapter 1. Precautions - Unusual Chapter 2. Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes Chapter 3. Emergency Patients 3.1. Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients - Outside expertise 3.3. Emergency Patients - Hospitals Chapter 4. Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Death-on-table 4.3. Emergencies - Death of patients under treatment 4.4. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.5. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.6. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.7. Emergencies - Poisoning / Suicide cases 4.8. Emergencies - Injury cases 4.9. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.10. Emergencies - Postmortem 4.11. Emergencies - Euthanasia Chapter 5. Courts and Legal Proceedings Chapter 6. Consent 6.1. Consent - General Precautions 6.2. Consent - Form 6.3. Consent - Risk information 6.4. Consent - Emergencies 6.5. Consent - Minors / Incompetent patients (Proxy consent) 6.6. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 6.7. Consent - Refusal to consent / Compulsory treatment Chapter 7. Confidentiality 7.1. Confidentiality - General Precautions Chapter 8. Precautions - General 8.1. Precautions - General Precautions 8.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 8.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 8.4. Fees 8.5. History of patients 8.6. Examining patients 8.7. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 8.8. Collecting samples for investigations / diagnostic procedures 8.9. Diagnosis 8.10. Treating / Managing patients 8.11. Prescription 8.12. Drugs 8.13. Prognosis 8.14. Blood Transfusion 8.15. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 8.16. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 8.17. Communication with patients 8.18. Professional colleagues / peers 8.19. Advertisement / Signboards 8.20. Media exposure 8.21. Insurance - Patients 8.22. Insurance - Doctors/Hospitals Indemnity Policy PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS Chapter 9. Documentation & Medical Records 9.1. Documentation & Medical Records - General Precautions 9.2. Documentation & Medical Records - Stationery 9.3. Medical records - General Precautions 9.4. Medical Records - Internal / External 9.5. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 9.6. Medical Records - Hospitals 9.7. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 9.8. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 9.9. Medical certificates – General Precautions 9.10. Death certificates 9.11. Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTION Chapter 10. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 10.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 10.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 10.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 10.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 10.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES Chapter 11. Hospitals 11.1. Hospitals - General Precautions 11.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 11.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 11.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 11.5. Hospitals - Patients care 11.6. Hospitals - Nursing home regulations (statutory compliance) 11.7. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 11.8. Hospitals - Nursing / Staff 11.9. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 11.10. Hospitals - Operation Theaters 11.11. Hospitals - Intensive Care Units Chapter 12. Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Chapter 13. Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL Chapter 1. Precautions - Unusual Chapter 2. Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes Chapter 3. Emergency Patients 3.1. Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients - Outside expertise 3.3. Emergency Patients - Hospitals Chapter 4. Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Death-on-table 4.3. Emergencies - Death of patients under treatment 4.4. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.5. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.6. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.7. Emergencies - Poisoning / Suicide cases 4.8. Emergencies - Injury cases 4.9. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.10. Emergencies - Postmortem 4.11. Emergencies - Euthanasia Chapter 5. Courts and Legal Proceedings Chapter 6. Consent 6.1. Consent - General Precautions 6.2. Consent - Form 6.3. Consent - Risk information 6.4. Consent - Emergencies 6.5. Consent - Minors / Incompetent patients (Proxy consent) 6.6. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 6.7. Consent - Refusal to consent / Compulsory treatment Chapter 7. Confidentiality 7.1. Confidentiality - General Precautions Chapter 8. Precautions - General 8.1. Precautions - General Precautions 8.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 8.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 8.4. Fees 8.5. History of patients 8.6. Examining patients 8.7. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 8.8. Collecting samples for investigations / diagnostic procedures 8.9. Diagnosis 8.10. Treating / Managing patients 8.11. Prescription 8.12. Drugs 8.13. Prognosis 8.14. Blood Transfusion 8.15. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 8.16. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 8.17. Communication with patients 8.18. Professional colleagues / peers 8.19. Advertisement / Signboards 8.20. Media exposure 8.21. Insurance - Patients 8.22. Insurance - Doctors/Hospitals Indemnity Policy PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS Chapter 9. Documentation & Medical Records 9.1. Documentation & Medical Records - General Precautions 9.2. Documentation & Medical Records - Stationery 9.3. Medical records - General Precautions 9.4. Medical Records - Internal / External 9.5. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 9.6. Medical Records - Hospitals 9.7. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 9.8. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 9.9. Medical certificates – General Precautions 9.10. Death certificates 9.11. Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTION Chapter 10. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 10.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 10.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 10.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 10.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 10.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES Chapter 11. Hospitals 11.1. Hospitals - General Precautions 11.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 11.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 11.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 11.5. Hospitals - Patients care 11.6. Hospitals - Nursing home regulations (statutory compliance) 11.7. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 11.8. Hospitals - Nursing / Staff 11.9. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 11.10. Hospitals - Operation Theaters 11.11. Hospitals - Intensive Care Units Chapter 12. Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Chapter 13. Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL Chapter 1. Precautions - Unusual Chapter 2. Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes Chapter3. Emergency Patients 3.1 Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients - Outside expertise 3.3. Emergency Patients - Hospitals Chapter 4. Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Death of patients under treatment 4.3. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.4 Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.5. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.6. Emergencies - Poisoning / Suicide cases 4.7. Emergencies - HIV / AIDS patients 4.8. Emergencies - Mentally ill patients 4.9. Emergencies - Patients with communicable / notifiable diseases and epidemics 4.10. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.11. Emergencies - Postmortem 4.12. Emergencies - Euthanasia Chapter 5. Courts and Legal Proceedings Chapter 6. Consent 6.1. Consent - General Precautions 6.2. Consent - Risk information 6.3. Consent - Emergencies 6.4. Consent - Minors / Incompetent patients (Proxy consent) 6.5. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 6.6. Consent - Alternative / Extension during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 6.7. Consent - Medical termination of pregnancy 6.8. Consent - Blood transfusion 6.9. Consent - Refusal to consent / Compulsory treatment Chapter 7. Confidentiality 7.1. Confidentiality - General Precautions 7.2. Confidentiality - HIV/AIDS patients Chapter 8. Precautions - General 8.1. Precautions - General Precautions 8.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 8.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 8.4. Fees 8.5. History of patients 8.6. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 8.7. Collecting samples for investigations / diagnostic procedures 8.8. Diagnosis 8.9. Treating / Managing patients 8.10. Prescription 8.11. Drugs 8.12. Prognosis 8.13. Blood Transfusion 8.14. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 8.15. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 8.16. Communication with patients 8.17. Updating knowledge / Continuing Medical Education (CME) 8.18. Advertisement / Signboards 8.19. Statutory compliance 8.20. Insurance PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS Chapter 9. Documentation & Medical Records 9.1. Documentation & Medical Records - General Precautions 9.2. Documentation & Medical Records - Stationery 9.3. Documentation & Medical Records - Writing 9.4. Medical records - General Precautions 9.5. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 9.6. Medical Records - Hospitals 9.7. Medical Records - Bed-head ticket 9.8. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 9.9. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 9.10.Medical Records - Access / Ownership 9.11.Death certificates 9.12.Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTION Chapter 10. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 10.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 10.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 10.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 10.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 10.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Alternative / Extension 10.6. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES Chapter 11. Hospitals 11.1. Hospitals - General Precautions 11.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 11.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 11.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 11.5. Hospitals - Patients care 11.6. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 11.7. Hospitals - Nursing / Staff 11.8. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 11.9. Hospitals - Operation Theaters 11.10.Hospitals - Intensive Care Units Chapter 12. Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers Chapter 13. Blood Banks Chapter 14. Maternity Hospitals / Wards PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Chapter 15. Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL 1. Precautions - Unusual 2. Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes 3. Emergency Patients 3.1 Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients - Outside expertise 4. Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.3. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.4. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.5. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.6. Emergencies - Engaging another obstetrician 4.7. Emergencies - Postmortem 5. Courts and Legal Proceedings 6. Doctors in witness box (especially in medicoloegal cases) 6.1. Doctors giving evidence in witness box - General Precautions 7. Consent 7.1. Consent - General Precautions 7.2. Consent - Form 7.3. Consent - Risk information 7.4 Consent - Emergencies 7.5. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 7.6. Consent - Alternative / Extension during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 8. Confidentiality 8.1. Confidentiality - General Precautions 9. Precautions - General 9.1. Precautions - General Precautions 9.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 9.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 9.4. History of patients 9.5. Examining patients 9.6. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 9.7. Diagnosis 9.8. Treating / Managing patients 9.9. Withdrawing from patients 9.10. Prescription 9.11. Drugs 9.12. Prescription 9.13. Blood Transfusion 9.14. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 9.15. Communication with patients 9.16. Professional colleagues / peers 9.17. Advertisement / Signboards 9.18. Statutory compliance 9.19. Insurance PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS 10. Documentation & Medical Records 10.1. Documentation & Medical Records - Writing 10.2. Medical records - General Precautions 10.3. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 10.4. Medical Records - Hospitals 10.5. Medical Records - Bed-head ticket 10.6. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 10.7. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 10.8. Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTIONS 11. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 11.1 Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 11.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 11.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 11.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 11.5 Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES 12. Hospitals 12.1 Hospitals - General Precautions 12.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 12.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 12.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 12.5. Hospitals - Patients care 12.6. Hospitals - Nursing home regulations (statutory compliance) 12.7. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 12.8. Hospitals - Nursing / Staff 12.9. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 12.10. Hospitals - Operation Theaters 13. Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers 14. Blood Banks 15. Maternity Hospitals / Wards PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE 16. Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL 1. Precautions - Unusual 2. Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes 3. Emergency Patients 3.1 Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients - Outside expertise 3.3. Emergency Patients - Hospitals 4. Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Death-on-table 4.3. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.4. Emergencies - Refusal to treat at the outset 4.5. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.6. Emergencies - Brought-dead / Death-before-diagnosis cases 4.7. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.8. Emergencies - Postmortem 4.9. Emergencies - Euthanasia 5. Courts and Legal Proceedings 6. Consent 6.1. Consent - General Precautions 6.2. Consent - Form 6.3. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 6.4. Consent - Alternative/ Extension during treatment/ surgery / procedure / intervention 6.5. Consent - Medical termination of pregnancy 6.6. Consent - Refusal to consent / Compulsory treatment 7. Precautions - General 7.1. Precautions - General Precautions 7.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 7.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 7.4. Fees 7.5. History of patients 7.6. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 7.7. Collecting samples for investigations / diagnostic procedures 7.8. Diagnosis 7.9. Treating / Managing patients 7.10. Prescription 7.11. Drugs 7.12. Prognosis 7.13. Blood Transfusion 7.14. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 7.15. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 7.16. Communication with patients 7.17. Professional colleagues / peers 7.18. Updating knowledge / Continuing Medical Education (CME) 7.19. Advertisement / Signboards 7.20. Insurance PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS 8. Documentation & Medical Records 8.1. Documentation & Medical Records - General Precautions 8.2. Documentation & Medical Records - Stationery 8.3. Documentation & Medical Records - Writing 8.4. Medical records - General Precautions 8.5. Medical Records - Internal / External 8.6. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 8.7. Medical Records - Hospitals 8.8. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 8.9. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 8.10. Medical Records - Computerized 8.11. Medical Records - Access / Ownership 8.12. Death certificates 8.13. Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTIONS 9. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 9.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 9.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 9.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 9.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 9.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES 10. Hospitals 10.1 Hospitals - General Precautions 10.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 10.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 10.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 10.5. Hospitals - Patients care 10.6. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 10.7. Hospitals - Nursing / Staff 10.8. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 10.9. Hospitals - Operation Theaters 10.10. Hospitals - Intensive Care Units 11. Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers 12. Maternity Hospitals / Wards PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE 13. Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL Chapter 1: Precautions - Unusual Chapter 2: Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes Chapter 3: Emergency Patients 3.1. Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients – Outside expertise 3.3. Emergency Patients - Hospitals Chapter 4: Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Death of patients under treatment / postmortem 4.3. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.4. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.5. Emergencies - Refusal to treat at the outset 4.6. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.7. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums Chapter 5: Courts and Legal Proceedings Chapter 6: Consent 6.1. Consent – General Precautions 6.2. Consent - Form 6.3. Consent - Risk information 6.4 Consent - Minors / Incompetent patients (Proxy consent) 6.5. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 6.6. Consent - Refusal or delay to consent / Compulsory treatment 6.7. Consent - Advance directives / Living wills Chapter 7: Precautions - General 7.1. Precautions - General Precautions 7.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 7.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 7.4. Fees 7.5. History of patients 7.6. Examining patients 7.7. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 7.8. Collecting samples for investigations / diagnostic procedures 7.9. Diagnosis 7.10. Treating / Managing patients 7.11. Prescription 7.12. Drugs 7.13. Blood Transfusion 7.14. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 7.15. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 7.16. Communication with patients 7.17. Professional colleagues / peers 7.18. Updating knowledge / Continuing Medical Education (CME) PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS Chapter 8: Documentation & Medical Record 8.1. Documentation & Medical Records - Stationery 8.2. Documentation & Medical Records - Writing 8.3. Medical records - General Precautions 8.4. Medical Records – Internal / External 8.5. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 8.6. Medical Records - Hospitals 8.7. Medical Records - Bed-head ticket 8.8. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 8.9. Medical Records - Injury cases 8.10. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 8.11. Medical Records - Access / Ownership 8.12. Medical Certificates – General Precautions 8.13. Death certificates 8.14. Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTIONS Chapter 9: Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 9.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 9.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 9.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 9.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 9.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Alternative / Extension 9.6. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES Chapter 10: Hospitals 10.1. Hospitals - General Precautions 10.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 10.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 10.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 10.5. Hospitals - Patients care 10.6. Hospitals - Statutory compliance / Nursing home regulations 10.7. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 10.8. Hospitals - Nursing / Staff 10.9. Hospitals - Infrastructure and equipments 10.10. Hospitals - Operation Theaters 10.11. Hospitals - Intensive Care Units Chapter 11: Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers Chapter 12: Maternity Hospitals / Wards PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Chapter 13: Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL Chapter 1: Precautions - Unusual Chapter 2: Accide nts / Mishaps / Mistakes Chapter 3: Emergency Patients 3.1. Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients - Outside expertise Chapter 4: Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.2. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.3. Emergencies - Refusal to treat at the outset 4.4. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.5. Emergencies - Suicide cases 4.6. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums Chapter 5: Courts and Legal Proceedings Chapter 6: Consent 6.1. Consent - General Precautions 6.2. Consent - Form 6.3. Consent - Risk information 6.4. Consent - Emergencies 6.5. Consent - Minors & Incompetent patients (Proxy consent) 6.6. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 6.7. Consent - Alternative / Extension during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 6.8. Consent - Sterility anticipated 6.9. Consent - Refusal to consent /compulsory treatment Chapter 7: Precautions - General 7.1. Precautions - General Precautions 7.2. Accepted Medical Practice 7.3. Qualifications, Expertise / Skills 7.4. Registration 7.5. Fees 7.6. History of patients 7.7. Examining patients 7.8. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 7.9. Collecting samples for investigations / diagnostic procedures 7.10. Diagnosis 7.11. Treating / Managing patients 7.12. Prescription 7.13. Drugs 7.14. Prognosis 7.15. Blood Transfusion 7.16. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 7.17. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 7.18. Communication with patients 7.19. Professional colleagues / peers 7.20. Updating knowledge / Continuing Medical Education (CME) 7.21. Advertisement / Signboards PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS Chapter 8: Documentation & Medical Records 8.1. Documentation & Medical Records - General Precautions 8.2. Medical Records - General Precautions 8.3. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 8.4. Medical Records - Bed-head ticket 8.5. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 8.6. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 8.7. Medical Records - Access / Ownership 8.8. Death certificates 8.9. Written intimation to police PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTIONS Chapter 9: Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 9.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 9.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 9.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 9.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 9.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Alternative / Extension 9.6. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES Chapter 10: Hospitals 10.1. Hospitals - General Precautions 10.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 10.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 10.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 10.5. Hospitals - Patients care 10.6. Hospitals - Nursing home regulations (statutory compliance) 10.7. Hospitals - Nursing / Staff 10.8. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 10.9. Hospitals - Operation Theaters 10.10. Hospitals - Intensive Care Units Chapter 11: Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers Chapter 12: Maternity Hospitals / Wards PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Chapter 13: Law on Medical Negligence
PART I – GENERAL 1. Precautions - Unusual 2. Accidents / Mishaps / Mistakes 3. Emergency Patients 3.1 Emergency Patients - General Precautions 3.2. Emergency Patients - Treatment Plan 3.3. Emergency Patients - Patient’s valuables 3.4. Emergency Patients - Outside expertise 3.5. Emergency Patients - Hospitals 4. Emergencies 4.1. Emergencies - General Precautions 4.2. Emergencies - Death-on-table 4.3. Emergencies - Death of patients under treatment 4.4. Emergencies - Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 4.5. Emergencies - Transferring patients 4.6. Emergencies - Refusal to treat at the outset 4.7. Emergencies - Terminating treatment midway 4.8. Emergencies - Brought-dead / Death-before-diagnosis cases 4.9. Emergencies - Poisoning / Suicide cases 4.10. Emergencies - Injury cases 4.11. Emergencies - HIV / AIDS patients 4.12. Emergencies - Mentally ill patients 4.13. Emergencies - Patients with communicable / notifiable diseases and epidemics 4.14. Emergencies - Appointing substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.15. Emergencies - Duties of substitutes / on-call physicians / locums 4.16. Emergencies - Engaging another obstetrician 4.17. Emergencies - Postmortem 4.18. Emergencies - Euthanasia 4.19. Emergencies - Brain dead 4.20. Emergencies - Torture medicine 5. Courts and Legal Proceedings 6. Doctors in witness box (especially in medicolegal cases) 6.1. Doctors giving evidence in witness box - General Precautions 6.2. Leading evidence on own documents 6.3. Questions on legal proceedings or textbooks 6.4. After giving answer 6.5. Supreme Court’s directions: Pandit Parmananda Katara’s case 7. Consent 7.1. Consent - General Precautions 7.2. Consent - Form 7.3. Consent - Risk information 7.4. Consent - Emergencies 7.5. Consent - Minors / Incompetent patients (Proxy consent) 7.6. Consent - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 7.7. Consent - Alternative / Extension during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention 7.8. Consent - Family planning procedures 7.9. Consent - Sterility anticipated 7.10. Consent - Medical termination of pregnancy 7.11. Consent - Assisted reproductive techniques 7.12. Consent - Transplantation of human organs 7.13. Consent - Blood transfusion 7.14. Consent - Managed health care 7.15. Consent - Clinical examination of living persons for medicolegal purpose 7.16. Consent - Refusal to consent / Compulsory treatment 7.17. Consent - Advance directives / Living wills 8. Confidentiality 8.1. Confidentiality - General Precautions 8.2. Confidentiality - Medicolegal reports 8.3. Confidentiality - Blood donation 8.4. Confidentiality - HIV/AIDS patients 8.5. Confidentiality - Exceptions 9. Precautions - General 9.1. Precautions - General Precautions 9.2. “Accepted Medical Practice” 9.3. Qualifications / Expertise / Skills 9.4. Registration 9.5. Fees 9.6. Out-of-turn patients 9.7. History of patients 9.8. Examining patients 9.9. Advising investigations / diagnostic procedures 9.10. Collecting samples for investigations / diagnostic procedures 9.11. Diagnosis 9.12. Treating / Managing patients 9.13. Legible handwriting 9.14. Prescription 9.15. Drugs 9.16. Prognosis 9.17. Blood Transfusion 9.18. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for referring doctors 9.19. Referral / consultations / second opinion - Precautions for consultants 9.20. Communication with patients 9.21. Professional colleagues / peers 9.22. Updating knowledge / Continuing Medical Education (CME) 9.23. Red Cross 9.24. Advertisement / Signboards 9.25. Soliciting Patients 9.26. Media exposure 9.27. Statutory compliance 9.28. Registration of births / deaths 9.29. Biomedical waste 9.30. Insurance 9.31. Tele-medicine / Cyber medicine PART II – DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL RECORDS 10. Documentation & Medical Records 10.1. Documentation & Medical Records - General Precautions 10.2. Documentation & Medical Records - Stationery 10.3. Documentation & Medical Records - Writing 10.4. Medical records 10.4.1. Medical records - General Precautions 10.4.2. Medical Records - Internal / External 10.4.3. Medical Records - Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 10.4.4. Medical Records - Hospitals 10.4.5. Medical Records - Bed-head ticket 10.4.6. Medical Records - Discharge card / summary / ticket 10.4.7. Medical Records - Brought-dead / Death-before-diagnosis cases 10.4.8. Medical Records - Injury cases 10.4.9. Medical Records - Preserve / Provide / Produce 10.4.10 Medical Records - Computerized 10.4.11.Medical Records - Access / Ownership 10.5. Medical certificates 10.5.1. Medical certificates – General Precautions 10.5.2. Death certificates 10.5.3. Certificates for leave / absence in office / court 10.5.4. ‘Mentally unfit’ certificates (under Mental Health Act, 1987) 10.6. Written intimation to police 10.7. Medicolegal reports 10.8. Dying declaration 10.9. Dying deposition PART III – SURGERY / PROCEDURE / INTERVENTIONS 11. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention 11.1. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - General Precautions 11.2. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Pre 11.3. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Intra 11.4. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Post 11.5. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Alternative / Extension 11.6. Surgery / Procedure / Intervention - Anesthesia PART IV – INSTITUTIONS / FACILITIES 12. Hospitals 12.1 Hospitals - General Precautions 12.2. Hospitals - Admitting patients 12.3. Hospitals - Discharging patients 12.4. Hospitals - Discharge against medical advice 12.5. Hospitals - Patients care 12.6. Hospitals - Nursing home regulations (statutory compliance) 12.7. Hospitals - RMOs / Consultants 12.8. Hospitals - Nursing / Staff 12.9. Hospitals - Infrastructure / Equipments 12.10. Hospitals - Operation Theaters 12.11. Hospitals - Intensive Care Units 13. Pathology Laboratories / Imaging Centers 14. Blood Banks 15. Maternity Hospitals / Wards PART V – LAW ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE 16. Law on Medical Negligence