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Wells - Any of the following incidents in relation to a well, other than a water well: Uncontrolled flow of fluids from the well (blow-out); Activation of a blow-out prevention or diversion system to control a flow from a well where normal control procedures fail;
Policies, regulations, and procedures cover every facet of police work. Everything is expected to be done by the book with substantial repercussions, including civil and criminal liability, for varying from the expectations of operating procedures. Often the facts of a situation require a course of action that does not follow procedures.
Even though complex procedures entail more risk, adverse outcomes are not usually due to error, but to the severity of the condition being treated.) [45] [153] However, United States Pharmacopeia has reported that medication errors during the course of a surgical procedure are three times more likely to cause harm to a patient than those ...
Informed refusal is where a person has refused a recommended medical treatment based upon an understanding of the facts and implications of not following the treatment. [1] [2] Informed refusal is linked to the informed consent process, as a patient has a right to consent, but also may choose to refuse.
Employer is not following the company's own termination procedures: In some cases, an employee handbook, company policy, or collective bargaining agreement outlines the procedure that must be followed before an employee is terminated. If the employer fires an employee without following required procedure, the employee may have a claim for ...
In practice, it is at the discretion of the professional to determine whether a medical event is at all related to the therapy. As a result, routine adverse effects reporting often may not include long-term and subtle effects that may ultimately be attributed to a therapy. [9] Part of the difficulty is identifying the source of a complaint.
Following 2003, medical malpractice insurance rates were reduced in Texas. [ 43 ] [ 45 ] However, the Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School reports that rate reductions are likely attributable not to tort laws, but because of broader trends, such as "political pressure, the size of prior rate hikes, and the impact of the ...
A person may claim to understand the implications of some action, as part of consent, but in fact has failed to appreciate the possible consequences fully and may later deny the validity of the consent for this reason. Understanding needed for informed consent is present but is, in fact (through ignorance), not present.