legal issues of healthcare adminitration

Canterbury v . Spence

Fact of the case

At the age of nineteen , Canterbury experienced severe back pain while working for FBI in Washington . After the pain failed to end with medications from two practitioners , Canterbury decided to consult a neurosurgeon , Dr . Spence (Law Bioethics , 2009 . Following this consultation , an X-ray was conducted but no solution was found for the problem . Based on this , Dr . Spence recommended for a surgical operation in a move to identify and thus treat disease causing Canterbury 's back ache . However , the doctor did not inform the

patient of the potential risk involved in the surgery . On the other hand , Canterbury never asked of such risks

Nevertheless , in the process of the operation , Dr . Spence discovered that the spinal cord of the patient was swollen . This forced him to engage in taking medically safe measures to relieve the painful pressure brought by such swellings . On the contrary , while recovering from the effects of the surgery , Canterbury slipped off the bed , rendering him almost paralyzed . Due to this reason , Dr . Spence was prompted to conduct another surgery , a factor which significantly improved the patient 's condition . However , Canterbury was unable to move without using crashes Following his failure to full recovery , the plaintiff d a case accusing Dr . Spence of not formally informing him of the potential health risks that could emerge from the surgical treatment of the back pain (Law Bioethics , 2009

In addition , the plaintiff also sued the hospital for failing to put patient bed...