The Law and Medical MenRogers, R. Vashon (Robert Vashon)
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The Law and Medical Men
Rogers, R. Vashon (Robert Vashon)
Medical laws and legislation
POST MORTEM—
Fees for, 27.
PRACTISE—
Who may, 42, _et seq._
Contracts not to, 192, 193.
PRACTICE—
Sale of, 191, 192.
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS—
Communications between physician and patient not, 93.
Are by statute in some States, 94, 95.
Must be lawful to be, 95.
Necessary for physician to prescribe, 95.
Report of officer of insurance company, 96.
Defamatory statements when, 136, 137.
PROFESSIONAL EVIDENCE—
Representation by patient as to malady, 96–98.
Mem. made by physician, 98, 105.
Scientific books not admissible, 99–105.
Dying declarations when admissible, 105.
Entries against interest admissible, 105.
Rules for guidance of medical witness, 106, 107.
Exclusion of experts, 120.
Q.
QUACKS—
When medical men may be called, 133, 134.
When not, 132.
R.
RASHNESS—86.
REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL MEN—
Before recovery of fees, 17, 18, 45.
Before practice in England and Ontario, 44, 45.
Who may be registered in England, 44.
— — — — — Ontario, 45.
Non-registered practitioners are quacks, 133.
Striking off registry for felony, 148.
REGULAR PHYSICIAN—
An allopathic, 51.
REPRESENTATION BY PATIENT—
As to malady, when evidence, 96–98.
REPUTATION—
Unavailing in accidents for negligence, 71, 86.
RESTRAINT OF TRADE—
When such contracts are allowable, 192, 193.
RESURRECTION—
Stealing winding sheet, 152.
Taking body a misdemeanor, 154.
Assisting at, 156.
Civil liability for, 157.
Ordered in proper cases, 159.
RELATIONS WITH PATIENTS—
No one can take advantage of a trust reposed, 138.
Practitioner must shew fairness of dealings with patients, 138.
Undue influence, when inferred, 138–140.
Gifts to medical men set aside, 139, 140.
Exorbitant charges relieved against, 140.
When patient has independent advice, 140, 141.
Contracts open and fair, 141.
Wills in favour of medical men, 141, 142.
Misrepresentations by medical men, 142.
Promises of cure, 143.
Duties in cases of small-pox, 143.
Right to limbs, 143.
Assaults on patients, 144–146.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. Edinburgh—11.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. Ireland—11.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. London—9.
S.
SALE OF PRACTISE—191, 192.
SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE—
The law favors no school, 42, 43, 47, 51, 115.
Physician must practise according to his school, 52.
Considered in determining skill needed, 63, 64.
Experts may be of any school, 115.
SCIENTIFIC BOOKS—
Not admissible as evidence, 99.
Rule different in Iowa and Wisconsin, 100.
Cannot be read to jury, 100–103.
Can be used to test witness, 101.
Can be read to jury in some States, 103–105.
When cannot be quoted to jury, 105.
Can be read to the court, 105.
SCOTLAND—
Early practitioners in, 5.
SIGN—
An evidence of professional character, 64.
Of dentists in old days, 161.
Misleading, 173.
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