Liability for demages in medicine

Predmet ovog rada je izučavanje instituta odgovornosti za štete u medicinskom pravu te razna pravna pitanja koja mogu proizaći iz odnosa između pružatelja i korisnika zdravstvene usluge. Uvodno je prikazan zakonodavni okvir u području medicinskog prava koji je kao samostalna znanstvena disciplina kod nas još u začetku. Temeljni dio rada je posvećen pretpostavkama, vrstama i obilježjima odgovornosti za štete u medicini, kao dijelu građanskog odštetnog prava, s posebnim osvrtom na primjenu objektivne odgovornosti za štete nastale uporabom medicinskih uređaja. U preostalom dijelu rada su iznijete pretpostavke potrebne za oslobođenje od odgovornosti te je, završno, objašnjen institut osiguranja od profesionalne odgovornosti zdravstvenih djelatnika u Republici Hrvatskoj usporedno s tzv. skandinavskim „no fault“ modelom osiguranja. Prava i obveze se moraju poznavati kako bi se prevenirale greške u postupanju zdravstvenih djelatnika koje mogu imati kobne posljedice, a s druge strane, kako bi oštećenici bili upoznati sa svojim pravom na naknadu pretrpljene štete.The subject of this paper is the study of the institute of liability for damages in medical law and various legal issues that may arise from the relationship between providers and users of health care services. Firstly, introducing the legislative framework in the field of medical law, which is, as an independent scientific discipline in our country, in its beginning. The fundamental part of the paper is devoted to the assumptions, types and characteristics of liability for medical damages, as a part of civil indemnity law, with special reference to the application of objective liability for damages arising from the use of medical devices. In the rest of the paper, the assumptions required for release of liability are outlined and, finally, the institute for professional liability insurance of health professionals in the Republic of Croatia is explained in comparison with the so-called Scandinavian „no fault“ insurance model. Rights and obligations must be known in order to prevent errors in the treatment of health care professionals which may have fatal consequences, and on the other hand, in order to make the injured party aware of their right to compensation for the damage suffered