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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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-60809717dcad472880f535aabef44e322025-08-20T01:57:24ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2010-09-0143S143S14810.1055/s-0039-1699472Legal scenario in burn care in IndiaAtul Kumar Shah0Convener, Legal Cell, Association of Plastic Surgeons of India and Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Vadodara, IndiaPhysicians 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.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699472burn caremedico legal |
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