Word: suede
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ANY WOMAN who has grown up in New York City is supposed to be accustomed to handling street hassles. If she hasn't been kidnapped at infancy from a baby carriage parked in front of the A and P, she will still have a good chance of being accosted by...
Though blood transfusions have saved thousands of lives, the procedure can be risky for patients and doctors alike. In the past five years, more than 20,000 Americans have contracted serum hepatitis, many from blood transfusions, and several have sued as a result. A number of courts have rejected their...
Mrs. Frances Cunningham entered MacNeal Memorial Hospital in Berwyn, Ill., for treatment of anemia in 1960. During her stay, she received several pints of blood, and when she came down with a severe case of serum hepatitis a few months later, she sued the hospital for $50,000.
Disastrous Dilemma. Though it affects only Illinois, the decision has profound implications that may influence courts in other states as well. By extending the doctrine of strict liability to blood, it leaves hospitals open to damage suits from patients who contract hepatitis from blood transfusions. It also confronts them with...
Economic Impact. The impact may be economic as well as medical. Dr. James Hartney, a pathologist, who serves as chairman of the Chicago Medical Society's blood-bank committee, estimates that transfusions are responsible for as many as 750 cases of hepatitis in the Chicago area each year. He...