But if the surgeon informed the patient of the risk and the patient (or her parents) blew off the vaccine, that is NOT the surgeon's fault. Personal responsibility needs to fit in here somewhere, patients cannot hold other's responsible for their poor outcomes when it is due to their individual action or inaction.
Know anyone who has successfully sued a restaurant for food poisoning? It doesn't happen exactly for the same proximate cause proof problems.
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Originally Posted by jillio
And that would not be difficult to do if a surgeon knew of a risk, and did not insure that the patient was protected against it. Particularly so in close proximity.
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