94 ISSN 1648-2603 VIEŠOJI POLITIKA IR ADMINISTRAVIMAS 2004.Nr. 7 Developing and Implementing Codes of Ethics Alan Lawton Teesside Business School University of Teesside Middlesbrough Tees Valley TS1 3BA, United Kingdom.

Contents • • • • Material facts [ ] The plaintiff's three-year-old daughter Suhani, was shown to the defendant with the complaint of dragging of feet. The defendant examined the child and observed involuntary movements of the upper limbs based on which she made a diagnosis of and admitted the child to hospital for further management. As there was no improvement in the child's condition after several days of hospital stay, the plaintiff discharged his daughter from the care of the defendant and entrusted her to Professor, Professor of Paediatrics of the.

Lamabadusuriya initially concurred with the diagnosis of Rheumatic Chorea, making an entry in the Bed Head Ticket- 'All features of Rheumatic Chorea Seen'. He however noted that, unlike in Rheumatic Chorea, the tendon reflexes were brisk. Two days later after re-examining the child, Prof.

Lamabadusuriya ordered a scan of the brain, since he could not exclude the possibility of a Space Occupying Lesion in the Brain. Hozyajka dolini roz igra torrent full. The CT Scan revealed a Brain Stem (BSG), which is a growth of certain nerve cells in the proximal part of the brain which houses most of the vital structures necessary for life - hence it is associated with a very poor prognosis.

The local neurosurgeons consulted were unanimous in their opinion that the tumour was inoperable. The distressed parents thereafter took the child to the United Kingdom for review by Neurosurgeon Dr. Srilal Dias, who also stated that no surgery was possible in the present state. The child died a few days after returning to Sri Lanka. Legal issues [ ] The plaintiff's case was that the defendant was negligent in not diagnosing Brain Stem Glioma and in the misdiagnosis of Rheumatic Chorea. Had a timely diagnosis been made, it was argued by the plaintiff, survival or prolongation of life would have been possible.

Although the plaintiff listed several specialist doctors including Prof. Lamabadusuriya as witnesses, only Dr. Srilal Dias was called to give evidence. Tropical ecology kricher pdf files. It was alleged by his counsel that doctors in the country were reluctant to testify against the defendant in view of her esteemed standing in the medical profession. Dias claimed that had the BSG been diagnosed earlier curative radiotherapy or surgery would have been possible. His claim was disputed by all expert witnesses who testified for the defendant, including the eminent neurosurgeon Dr.

Shelton Cabraal. Since the tumour was found in the brain stem region it is extremely unlikely that any form of treatment would have had prospect of cure. The defendant argued that since Prof. Lamabadusuriya too made an initial diagnosis of Rheumatic Chorea and ordered a CT scan only two days later, she was not negligent in her care. This argument was controversially rejected by all courts including the Supreme Court, which held that the defendant was negligent in not ordering a CT Scan.