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Legal scenario in burn care in India

Physicians engaged in management of burn patients in India need to keep themselves abreast with the legal requirements. Clinical burn management and liaison with local authorities go almost parallel. Concept of the legal rights of Burn Survivor and the family are emerging now in India. Demarcation b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shah, Atul Kumar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publication 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21321650
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.70729
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Sumario:Physicians engaged in management of burn patients in India need to keep themselves abreast with the legal requirements. Clinical burn management and liaison with local authorities go almost parallel. Concept of the legal rights of Burn Survivor and the family are emerging now in India. Demarcation between physical impairment status and disability to sustain are discussed. Burn Physicians can help their patients by imparting this information. Pertinent details about Workmen’s compensation act, Persons with disabilities act and guidelines for calculation of physical impairments are listed.