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captain-of-the-ship doctrine

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A quick definition of captain-of-the-ship doctrine:

The captain-of-the-ship doctrine is a rule in medical-malpractice law that holds a surgeon responsible for the actions of their assistants who work for the hospital, not the surgeon. This means that if something goes wrong during a surgery, the surgeon may be held liable for any mistakes made by their assistants who were under their control.

A more thorough explanation:

The captain-of-the-ship doctrine is a legal principle that holds a surgeon responsible for the actions of their assistants who are under their control but are employees of the hospital, not the surgeon.

For example, if a surgeon is performing a surgery and their assistant makes a mistake that causes harm to the patient, the surgeon can be held liable for the assistant's actions. This is because the surgeon is considered the "captain of the ship" and is responsible for the overall outcome of the surgery.

Another example could be a situation where a surgeon is supervising a resident who is performing a procedure. If the resident makes a mistake that causes harm to the patient, the surgeon can be held liable under the captain-of-the-ship doctrine.

The captain-of-the-ship doctrine is important because it ensures that surgeons take responsibility for the actions of their assistants and provide proper supervision to prevent harm to patients.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
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I said accosted not assaulted
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
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Oooooo me too
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omg is this good or bad
Dkk
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Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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