医疗事故

醫療事故

yīliáoshìgù

noun

Measure Word

一起医疗事故 qǐ

Meanings

1 medical malpractice
2 medical accident
3 medical mishap

Characters

to treat / cure

matter / affair

Examples

家属怀疑这是一起医疗事故。

Jiāshǔ huáiyí zhè shì yì qǐ yīliáo shìgù.

The family suspects this is a case of medical malpractice.

医院要赔偿医疗事故的损失。

Yīyuàn yào péicháng yīliáo shìgù de sǔnshī.

The hospital must compensate the losses from the medical accident.

Tips

usage

Legally defined in 《医疗事故处理条例》 (2002): an accident caused by medical negligence that results in personal injury. Distinguish from 医疗纠纷 (dispute) which covers any disagreement, negligent or not.

Stroke Order

医 yī

疗 liáo

事 shì

故 gù