Medical negligence
DOCTOR- PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
Benjamin franklin said ,"God heals , and the doctor takes the fees."
"meedicine is not merely a science but an art ; the character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient the drugs employed'
Benjamin franklin said ,"God heals , and the doctor takes the fees."
"meedicine is not merely a science but an art ; the character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient the drugs employed'
charaka and shurtha ; their role in ancient indian medicine and surgery
ayurveda and herbal medicine were know and practiced during the mythological times of Ramayana and mahabharata. whene laxmana younger brother of rama lost his consciousness , hanuman was asked to bring the herbal plant from the sanjeevani hills of the Himalayas. as he could not distinguish the sanjeevani plant from the other herbal plants he brought the whole hillock from there . rama removed the sanjeevani leaves and squeezed the juice of the leaves in to the mouth of laxmana and he regained his consciousness instantaneosly .
charaka (1st century A.D) was a well know ayurvedic physicion and shurtha (4thcentury A.D) was the famous surgeon . they wrote text book pertaining to their fields specialisation . charaka held in high esteem , the holy trust between the physician and the patient. he also considered that maintaining patient confidentially to be the right conduct for the physician . there are similarities in the viws of charaka and hippocrates. charaka believed in the holistic approch in treating the patient by not only covering the symptoms of the odily disease but alos of the mind and soul.
Fraudulent physician were a meance in charaka 's time as he devoted a whole chapter to them . in charaka 's period ,a student had to take a detailed oath on ethical conduct covering personal , socil, professional and spiritual conduct in a sacred assembly befose he was accepted for training as a physician . (Dr.m.s. valiathan,2003).
unprofessional conduct of physician : kautilya 's arthasastra perscribed severe punishment including death for carring out dangerous medical procedures without state 's permission ; for death of patient by careless of the physician ; and for progress of the disease due to the negligence of the physician .(T.R Shamasastry,1967).
shusrutha was a cekebrated surgein during the gupta period . he described autohritatively the procedures of plasticsurgery , cosmetic and orthopadic surgery apart from cesarean section . he had more than hundred surgical instruments in his possession . it is of interest to note that he used to perform plastic surgery of the nose . shurpanaka whose nose was cut off as a measure of punishment by laxmana for shadowing him, would have approached shusrutha if he lived during Ramayana days.
Fraudulent physician were a meance in charaka 's time as he devoted a whole chapter to them . in charaka 's period ,a student had to take a detailed oath on ethical conduct covering personal , socil, professional and spiritual conduct in a sacred assembly befose he was accepted for training as a physician . (Dr.m.s. valiathan,2003).
unprofessional conduct of physician : kautilya 's arthasastra perscribed severe punishment including death for carring out dangerous medical procedures without state 's permission ; for death of patient by careless of the physician ; and for progress of the disease due to the negligence of the physician .(T.R Shamasastry,1967).
shusrutha was a cekebrated surgein during the gupta period . he described autohritatively the procedures of plasticsurgery , cosmetic and orthopadic surgery apart from cesarean section . he had more than hundred surgical instruments in his possession . it is of interest to note that he used to perform plastic surgery of the nose . shurpanaka whose nose was cut off as a measure of punishment by laxmana for shadowing him, would have approached shusrutha if he lived during Ramayana days.
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