Question 37 · LDEK · Civil liability
The patient is entitled to compensation awarded by a civil court in the case of:
1) loss of ability to work as a result of inadequate treatment;
2) moral or physical suffering as a result of bodily injury or health impairment;
3) costs of treatment and rehabilitation carried as a result of damage to health caused by medical error;
4) denial of access to medical records;
5) culpable violation of patients' rights.
The correct answer is:
2) moral or physical suffering as a result of bodily injury or health impairment;
3) costs of treatment and rehabilitation carried as a result of damage to health caused by medical error;
4) denial of access to medical records;
5) culpable violation of patients' rights.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,4.
- B. 2,3.
- C. 3,4.
- D. 2,5.
- E. 1,3,5.
Hint
'Compensation' here means redress for non-pecuniary harm (zadośćuczynienie), distinct from damages for financial loss or an annuity.
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