Clinical case of special legal liability which is the result of a doctor when combination of specialties

Abstract

We analyzed a forensic case related to an unfavorable outcome of medical care by a pediatrician. One of the reasons for the unfavorable outcome of medical care was the combination of pediatric and pediatric neurology specialties by the doctor, which, according to experts, contributed to an incorrect assessment of the severity of the child's condition and incorrect assessment of general cerebral symptoms and neurological disorders, without proper differentiation. As a result, the diagnostic was not fully provided, and more serious diseases at the time were not excluded. We determined the objective and subjective aspects of liability for combination several specialties. A medical-legal and forensic assessment of a specific unfavorable outcome of medical practice is given. It is concluded that any combination of different specialties by a doctor not only requires additional professional duties but, at the same time, creates additional legal risks in term of criminal law, which should be taken into account by each specialist who has assumed additional obligations.