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by Susanne | Apr 6, 2023 | Instructive Cases
WHEN THE “BUT FOR” TEST PROVES CAUSATION A case brought before the Supreme Court of Canada demonstrates the possibility of successfully using the “but for” test to prove causation. Background A husband was driving his motorcycle in wet weather with his...
by Susanne | Apr 5, 2023 | Interesting Articles
HOW SUPPOSEDLY EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE CAN BE MISLEADING A recent article in Emergency Medicine News recaps news releases from late 2022 which reported that emergency physicians were killing their patients. An article published by The New York Times claims up to...
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by Susanne | Mar 23, 2023 | Instructive Cases
DETERMINING THE STANDARD OF A REASONABLE PHYSICIAN Background An anesthetic was administered to a patient by introducing oxygen from a tank into a can containing ether. The mixture of ether and oxygen was forced through a tube and into the patient’s throat and the...
by Susanne | Mar 22, 2023 | Interesting Articles
AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF DEATHS IN CANADA ARE DUE TO MEDICAL MISTAKES. Roughly 28,000 Canadians die due to medical mistakes every year, ranking after heart disease and cancer. As for injuries, tens of thousands more occur, resulting from medical errors. In a recent...
by Susanne | Mar 16, 2023 | Instructive Cases
A case from 2021, brought to the Supreme Court of Canada further clarifies a patient’s burden of proof in a medical malpractice case. Background In 2010, the plaintiff, Karen Armstrong was seriously injured during a colectomy surgery. Armstrong brought an action...
