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Volume 3, Issue 2, August 1997

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PRACTICE POINTS:

Two-thirds of teeth injured during general anesthesia could and should have been identified as susceptible pre-operatively

Substandard manipulation of the laryngoscope blade causes some cases of dental damage

Tooth guards are available but are not routinely used:

1. Community standards may be found to be unacceptable
2. Improved design may be needed

Choice of laryngoscope blade may be remediable factor

PRACTICE POINTS:

The status of "diagnoses", particularly those which are unfamiliar, should be checked for vulnerability

PRACTICE POINTS:

In "Syndromes", medical causation is generally not established

Despite client resistance, psychiatric or psychological expert opinion is a valuable element of successful strategy in litigating the common Post Traumatic syndromes

PRACTICE POINTS:

The benefits of bed rails have not been researched

The USE of bed rails rather than other restraints may be found negligent if they cause or aggravate injury

Unrecorded entrapment between mattress and bed rails should be considered when confused or elderly patients die unexpectedly in hospital

 

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