Biomedical subjects

G Arzt

Publications and source records attributed to G Arzt.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1999

[Medical guidelines: the legal implications].

The author discusses the legal implications of medical guidelines. If treatment differs from such guidelines and the results for the patient are negative, the physician will come under considerable pressure to explain why the treatment was correct lege artis, deviation from guidelines notwithstanding. Sense or nonsense of guidelines is a matter to be discussed among the medical profession. However, if guidelines should attempt to limit or lower the quality of care for financial reasons, we are faced with the issue of priorities in a world where resources are limited. This is a legal issue which society as a whole has to decide; it is not a matter to be left to medical experts.

Humans↗

PubMed1991

[Sterilization of mentally retarded women].

The sterilization of mentally retarded women raises gynecologic, psychiatric and legal questions. Gynecologic considerations include the experience of the reliability of reversible contraceptive methods with mentally retarded patients and questions concerning the type of operation. From the psychiatric point of view the prognoses of mentally retarded patients and the expected psychic coping with the operation are essential aspects in the indication for sterilization. Last but not least, the Swiss legal framework for sterilization must be considered. This aspect is illustrated on the basis of the results of a catamnestic analysis of 21 patients operated on between 1980 and 1987.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1990

[Alcohol and criminal behavior].

The topic 'alcohol and crime' has several aspects. This article shows how drug administration is based on a complex network of legal provisions and is enforced by criminal law sanctions. As to crimes influenced by alcohol, drunken driving is by far the most important and best researched field. Next, the article turns to the role of alcohol with regard to severe common crimes such as murder or child abuse. Finally, the issue of drunkenness as a defence is raised and the treatment of alcoholics as a criminal law sanction discussed.

Accidents, Traffic↗