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Never Suffer from a Medical Battery Again

https://www.lezdotechmed.com/blog/medical-malpractice/medical-battery-claim/<br>Medical battery emphasizes an individual's rights in relation to the medical care he receives. When a patient is given a medical treatment without his consent, it is a medical battery.<br>medicalbattery<br>

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Never Suffer from a Medical Battery Again

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  1. Elementary School Presents Never Suffer from a Medical Battery Again

  2. What is Medical Battery? Medical battery in healthcare is when a doctor or medical practitioner performs a procedure at a non-critical or non-emergency situation in any patient without the patient’s consent.

  3. Elements in the Medical Battery Claims to be proved • The Act • Intent • Actual Cause • Proximate Cause • Touch/ Contact • Harmful or Offensive

  4. Plaintiff needs to prove one of them to be true to claim for medical battery • The medical procedure was performed without the consent of the plaintiff • The procedure was not an emergency one • No consent was obtained from the bystander authorized by the plaintiff • The procedure was performed against the will of the plaintiff • The procedure differed significantly from the consent obtained

  5. Medical Battery Claim Includes • Physical Damages (cuts/bruises/Pain) • Benefitted results out of medical battery • Non-economic damages, etc.

  6. Oh! I wish, nobody suffers from medical battery. IF anybody needs further ascent on medical battery, Contact: lezdotechmed.com We are for you!

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