Workmen's Compensation—its Medical Aspect

Medical Aspect of Chest Injuries

(1) That the apex of the lung extends about one and a half inches above the middle third of the clavicle and hence may be involved in a wound of the neck, producing all the complications of a chest wound such as emphysema, pneumothorax and hajmothoraX(2) That the lower border of the lungs lies about two fingers' breadth above the pleural reflection(3) That the main fissure of each lung is repre...

Workmen's Compensation: Its Medical Aspect

The compensation of workmen for ' accident' during the course or as a result of occupation is thirty-six years old in England. Like many other enactments of this nature, its apparent initial simplicity is a delusion, and some of the legal, medico-legal, and medical aspects are vague and indeterminate. The words 'by accident' occur in various sections of the Act, but are nowhere defined. It requ...

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Reducing medical errors: an essential aspect of neurosurgical practice.

Doctor-patient dialogue--basic aspect of medical consultation.

Family medicine is the specialty that provides ongoing primary medical care and improves the health status of the individual, of the family and of the community through preventive, educational, therapeutic and rehabilitation measures. The family doctor often makes the interdisciplinary synthesis, in a flexible manner, either alone or in most cases with interdisciplinary consultation. In the lat...