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Full-Text Articles in Health Law and Policy
Impact Trauma As Legal Cause Of Cancer, Donald J. Ladanyi
Impact Trauma As Legal Cause Of Cancer, Donald J. Ladanyi
Cleveland State Law Review
Consider the following hypothetical situation: A voluptuous blonde is window shopping along New York's fashionable Fifth Avenue. Her trek brings her to a corner street intersection which she begins to cross. A recklessly driven automobile careens around the corner and strikes the defenseless blonde pedestrian amidships, causing her to be hurled against a utility pole. Her breast strikes the pole and absorbs the full effect of the impact. A local hospital determines that her injuries consist of only a black and blue bruise spot on her breast. The swelling, due to the injury, subsides and the discoloration disappears within a …
Compulsory Community Care For The Mentally Ill, Beatrice K. Bleicher
Compulsory Community Care For The Mentally Ill, Beatrice K. Bleicher
Cleveland State Law Review
At the present time, the benefits of community care are limited to voluntary patients, but they should be extended to involuntary patients as well. This paper discusses the need for compulsory community care and the steps taken to meet this need in a few states and in Britain. Finally, it proposes legislation which could cope with the problems of providing community care for the civilly committed.
Book Review, Martin A. Levitin
Book Review, Martin A. Levitin
Cleveland State Law Review
Reviewing W. M. Gefafer, ed., Occupational Diseases, A Guide to Their Recognition, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964
Civil Rights Of The Mentally Ill In Ohio, Robert L. Tuma
Civil Rights Of The Mentally Ill In Ohio, Robert L. Tuma
Cleveland State Law Review
Mental illness is principally a medical problem, but there are basic legal considerations to be observed, and these considerations should not be impatiently brushed aside as "mere technicalities" of legal procedure. On the other hand, legal provisions relating to hospitalization of mental patients should be viewed by legislators, lawyers, and judicial officials as mechanism for prompt and effective care and treatment, for safeguarding civil rights, and for protecting the community. All these aspects are important and undue concern for one aspect should not work to the detriment of the others. Moreover, in actual practice, no legal provision should defeat the …
Electroencephalography (Eeg) In Head Injuries, Andre A. Weil
Electroencephalography (Eeg) In Head Injuries, Andre A. Weil
Cleveland State Law Review
Clinical electroencephalography has gained remarkably in popularity during the past twenty years. Correspondingly we find it with more frequency in medico-legal problems, particularly the ones pertaining to head injuries.
Medico-Legal Aspects Of The Electroencephalogram, Walter P. Mahle
Medico-Legal Aspects Of The Electroencephalogram, Walter P. Mahle
Cleveland State Law Review
Brain injuries are difficult to prove and the lawyer must use all demonstrative evidence available to him to make the jury aware of the injury to his client. The electroencephalogram, though it has only been used as a diagnostic tool and as demonstrative evidence for the last fifteen to twenty years, is becoming more important in this field. It is becoming a more exact science and, it is believed, will be used more widely in the future. There does not appear to be any great problem of admissibility where they are properly identified, performed by competent technicians, using adequate equipment, …
Damages For Potential Residuals Of Brain Injuries, Jerry B. Kraig, Henry A. Hentemann
Damages For Potential Residuals Of Brain Injuries, Jerry B. Kraig, Henry A. Hentemann
Cleveland State Law Review
The seriousness of damage to the head and resultant impairment of the body functions has been given proper cognizance as evidenced by substantial jury awards. Injury to the brain, however, may not only result in immediate damage to the body function but may result in damage that will be experienced at a remote future time.
Alcoholism As A Medicolegal Problem, John M. Macdonald
Alcoholism As A Medicolegal Problem, John M. Macdonald
Cleveland State Law Review
Medico-legal aspects of alcoholism include determination ofcriminal responsibility, medical evaluation of drunken drivers, interpretation of chemical tests of intoxication and the involuntary commitment of alcoholics to mental hospitals. The policymaking functions of attorneys, both in public positions such as membership in the legislature, and in private practice demand knowledge of the origins, course and social consequences of the disease.
Physiology Of Ethyl Alcohol, Lewis H. Bronson
Physiology Of Ethyl Alcohol, Lewis H. Bronson
Cleveland State Law Review
The physiological effects of ethyl alcohol depend almost entirely on its concentration in the blood stream. This concentration, expressed in per cent, is referred to as the blood alcohol level and has become of increasing medico-legal importance in determining the degree of alcoholic intoxication.
Alcoholism As A Medicolegal Problem, John M. Macdonald
Alcoholism As A Medicolegal Problem, John M. Macdonald
Cleveland State Law Review
Medico-legal aspects of alcoholism include determination ofcriminal responsibility, medical evaluation of drunken drivers, interpretation of chemical tests of intoxication and the involuntary commitment of alcoholics to mental hospitals. The policymaking functions of attorneys, both in public positions such as membership in the legislature, and in private practice demand knowledge of the origins, course and social consequences of the disease.
Physiology Of Ethyl Alcohol, Lewis H. Bronson
Physiology Of Ethyl Alcohol, Lewis H. Bronson
Cleveland State Law Review
The physiological effects of ethyl alcohol depend almost entirely on its concentration in the blood stream. This concentration, expressed in per cent, is referred to as the blood alcohol level and has become of increasing medico-legal importance in determining the degree of alcoholic intoxication.
Physiology Of The Heart, Frederick F. Waugh
Physiology Of The Heart, Frederick F. Waugh
Cleveland State Law Review
The heart has been subject of much literature, ranging from rudimentary studies found in elementary biology texts, to obtuse technical theses of specific aspects of the many functions and disorders of this organ. Due to the magnitude of the subject, this article will be restricted to a very perfunctory treatment of the subject, which concerns the function of the heart and the various disorders affecting it.
Ownership Of X-Rays, Ronald J. Harpst
Ownership Of X-Rays, Ronald J. Harpst
Cleveland State Law Review
The question as to who has property rights in x-ray films has been the subject of controversy between physician, attorney, patient and hospital. Although there have been few cases dealing specifically with this problem, the issue often has been raised privately among physicians and in attorney-physician debates. The object of this article is to acquaint the attorney and physician with the main approaches to the problem of ownership of x-rays, and to supplement the various approaches with leading cases.
Physiology Of The Brain And Related Trauma, Edward W. Shannon
Physiology Of The Brain And Related Trauma, Edward W. Shannon
Cleveland State Law Review
The scope of this paper will concern itself with the mechanism of various types of head trauma as well as the immediate and late sequelae of the resulting brain injuries. No attempt will be made to discuss therapy.
Amnesia After Brain Injury, Ewing H. Crawfis
Amnesia After Brain Injury, Ewing H. Crawfis
Cleveland State Law Review
In discussing amnesia, it is first important to point out that it occurs as but one of a number of symptoms of brain injury. While we choose to single it out, we should keep in mind that it exists contemporaneously with, and in relation to, other symptoms.
Psychological Assessment Of Brain Damage, Bill J. Barkley
Psychological Assessment Of Brain Damage, Bill J. Barkley
Cleveland State Law Review
We need more emphasis upon courses in Forensic Psychology in our law schools as well as in our graduate departments of psychology. The average clinical psychologist shies away from involving himself in cases that might eventually lead to testifying. The psychologist is not trained to answer with a "Yes" or a "No" and therefore is not accustomed to this procedure in the court room. In my estimation it is time that the clinical psychologist is helped to grow up legally, by having a better understanding of forensics, and it is time the legal profession is helped to grow up by …
Reappraisal Of Eugenic Sterilization Laws, Elyce Zenoff
Reappraisal Of Eugenic Sterilization Laws, Elyce Zenoff
Cleveland State Law Review
Since sterilization is a drastic remedy and generally a permanent infringement of bodily integrity, those affected by laws authorizing it are entitled to every reasonable precaution. Thus far they have not been adequately protected. The sterilization of persons without legal authorization, before testing the constitutionality of the laws, sterilization under unconstitutional laws, and the lack of representation by counsel, are all clear illustrations of this disregard of rights. The fact that scientific opinion differs as to the value of sterilization certainly indicates that the merits of this type of legislation should be re-evaluated.
Lung Cancer Liability Of Cigarette Manufacturers, Richard H. Burgess
Lung Cancer Liability Of Cigarette Manufacturers, Richard H. Burgess
Cleveland State Law Review
The medical evidence is quite strong as to tobacco causation of lung cancer. However, this leaves several legal questions to be answered before a plaintiff can recover from a cigarette manufacturer. The primary question at hand is: Do cigarette manufacturers impliedly warrant that their product is not dangerous to health; or, if not, do they have a duty to warn the public or the consumers in some direct way of the probable dangers to health in smoking. To phrase it differently, recovery will most likely lie in either implied warranty or in negligence, until statutory provisions are made to help …
Standards Of Care In Dentistry, Jerome A. Streem
Standards Of Care In Dentistry, Jerome A. Streem
Cleveland State Law Review
This article will discuss briefly each of the three sources of liability for which a dentist might commonly be subject to a malpractice suit: negligence, assault and battery, and breach of contract.
Administrator's View Of Doctor-Lawyer-Hospital Relations, Thomas Hale Jr.
Administrator's View Of Doctor-Lawyer-Hospital Relations, Thomas Hale Jr.
Cleveland State Law Review
In the September 1959 issue of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Reivew, Mr. Howard Oleck, Assistant Dean and Professor of Law of the School, has written an article discussing the legal relationships of physician, lawyer, and hospital administrator. While he addresses himself primarily to the legal relationships between these three groups, his article also concerns itself to some extent with the professional and administrative relationships involved. The article then goes on to discuss the case of Morwin v. Albany Hospital, and certain conclusions are drawn from the author's interpretation of this case which he applies to the "triangle" of doctor, lawyer, and …
Standard Of Care Of Medical General Practitioners, Milton Oppenheim
Standard Of Care Of Medical General Practitioners, Milton Oppenheim
Cleveland State Law Review
The law takes into account such matters as differences in various schools or systems of medicine, the state of medical acumen and knowledge, the established mode of practice, the locality, and conditions of practice. To reach a logical standard for physicians, and especially for that segment of the profession designated as "the general practitioner," various requirements are recognized by the law. Some courts insist that the degree of care and skill shall be commensurate with the advanced state of the science at the time of rendition of the service. This concept of the amount or degree of scientific medicine must …
Anesthesiology And The Law - In The Long View, Carl E. Wasmuth
Anesthesiology And The Law - In The Long View, Carl E. Wasmuth
Cleveland State Law Review
Anesthesiology is the youngest of the medical specialties. Born of surgical parents, it was nurtured through its infancy by well-meaning and dedicated physicians. Even now this specialty is one of the most litigated fields of medicine, rivaling radiology, surgery, and plastic surgery. This, however, is at best a dubious distinction. Considering the nature of the specialty, one can easily understand the reason. In the hands of the anesthesiologist rests the life of every patient undergoing a surgical operation.
Hospital Privileges Revisited, Irwin N. Perr
Hospital Privileges Revisited, Irwin N. Perr
Cleveland State Law Review
It is the opinion of this writer that the laws relating to hospital privileges basically are sound and in the public interest.There is no clear reason to overthrow the accumulated wisdom of the last hundred years. American hospitals have become the best in the world because of the freedom with which they have been allowed to function. This does not militate against the constant march for improvement. As can be seen, there are cases where individuals are handicapped in their use of hospitals.These situations reflect social problems, not defects in existing laws which, like our Constitutional rights, sometimes are somewhat …
Birth Control Legislation, Jack H. Hudson
Birth Control Legislation, Jack H. Hudson
Cleveland State Law Review
In summary, it would seem that sociologists have given the birth control problem a new dimension. What was once a subject fit only for the Victorian drawing rooms of intellectuals is now being given a public hearing, with all of its political, moral,and economic aspects being aired. It would be interesting to note, however, how many of the people who are being apprised of the problems of expanding birth rates and decreasing death rates are aware of the archaic legislation that governs the use of birth control devices in our own country. For example, do advocates of a policy of …
Medical Aspects Of Chemical Tests For Intoxication, Philip Jones
Medical Aspects Of Chemical Tests For Intoxication, Philip Jones
Cleveland State Law Review
Three chemical tests are most frequently used. These are the estimation of the alcohol content of the (1) blood, (2) urine, and (3) breath. Each of these shows a reasonably accurate estimation of the degree of intoxication provided certain precautions are observed. Unfortunately, under some circumstances the results of these tests may be misleading and be invalid in evidence. In order to appreciate these limitations it is necessary to understand the physiology of the absorption and excretion of alcohol in the body.
Physician's Use Of Hospital Facilities: Right Or Privilege, Jewel Hammond Mack
Physician's Use Of Hospital Facilities: Right Or Privilege, Jewel Hammond Mack
Cleveland State Law Review
The issue is clear: Do the hospitals exist primarily as corporations (business entities), of primary concern only as "private preserves" governed solely as their administrators wish?Or do the hospitals exist primarily as facilities for medical aid to the public; as instrumentalities for physicians to use in aiding the public? Put otherwise, the issue is: Do doctors exist for the convenience of hospitals, or hospitals for the convenience of doctors? Should public interests or hospital management interests come first?The answers are obvious. The law as it is now is contrary to the public's interests.
Non-Profit Hospital Service Plans, Leo A. Simpson
Non-Profit Hospital Service Plans, Leo A. Simpson
Cleveland State Law Review
Hospital service plans fulfill a vital social need. In view of the continuing support and apparently expanding activities of the plans, it is well to understand their legal nature. At the present time problems are arising that could not have been foreseen 25 years ago. The favorable treatment which hospital service plans have received under the law should be continued so long as the plans continue realistically to meet these problems as they have in the past.
Surgery Of Major Blood Vessels: Standards Of Care, Victor G. Dewolfe
Surgery Of Major Blood Vessels: Standards Of Care, Victor G. Dewolfe
Cleveland State Law Review
This article presents a "technical standards of care." approach to the question of malpractice. The article describes a common disease, its symptoms and proper diagnosis, proper methods of treatment and surgery, and the probable results. The footnotes give briefly the various aspects of liability of the physician for malpractice, which liability may arise due to mistakes, negligence or unexpected occurrences in this type of treatment.
Doctor, Lawyer, And Hosptial Administrator: A New Triangle, Howard L. Oleck
Doctor, Lawyer, And Hosptial Administrator: A New Triangle, Howard L. Oleck
Cleveland State Law Review
Hospitals are deeply invovled in the great majority of medicolegal case problems. Yet surprisingly little attention has been given to the relation of the hospital to doctor lawyer-patient situations as a factor in itself. Most discussions of hospitals and law deal generally with hospital liability for negligence of hospital agents-as though the hospital were a monolithic entity in itself. Lawyers seldom look further into the relation of the doctor to the hospital administration and vice versa; deeming this to be a matter of small concern to them. Doctors, of course, know well the importance of hospital politics and procedures to …
Medicolegal Aspects Of Alcoholism, Naoma Lee Stewart
Medicolegal Aspects Of Alcoholism, Naoma Lee Stewart
Cleveland State Law Review
Since the passage of three centuries has seen the explanation for excessive drinking progress from a vice to a disease, it is pertinent to have a brief study of the recent findings about alcoholism in order to compare these newer medical concepts with some of the legal principles on drunkenness which have been long and firmly established in the law.