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Consumer protection act and medical profession

1. Consumer 2. Complaint and Complainant 3. Where to File a Complaint 4. How to File a Complaint 5. Procedure on Receipt of Complaint 6. Decision of the Forum 7. Appeal 8. Frivolous or Vexatious Complaints 9. Medical Profession and the Consumer Protection Act 10. Legal Aspect of Doctor-Patient Relationship 11. Duties of a Medical Practitioner 12. Consent in Medical Practice 13. Negligence in Medical Practice 14. Compensation 15. The Remedies 16. Mistaken Diagnosis 17. Negligence in Injection 18. Reactions of Drugs 19. Negligence in Pre-Operative Preparation 20. Negligence by Blood Banks 21. Negligence in Anaesthesia 22. Instruments Left Behind during Surgery 23. Death following Minor Procedures 24. Death following Obstetric/Gynaecological Operations 25. Death following Orthopaedic Operations 26. Complications of Obstetric and Gynaecological Operations not resulting in Death 27. Complications in Orthopaedic Operations not resulting in Death 28. Complications in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 29. Death during Medical Treatment 30. Complications during Medical Treatment not resulting in Death 31. Eye Diseases 32. Dental Surgery 33. Primary Health Centre 34. ESI Hospital 35. Ayurvedic Treatment 36. Homoeopathic Treatment 37. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 38. The Consumer Protection Rules, 1987 39. The Madhya Pradesh Consumer Protection Rules, 1987 40. The Hippocratic Oath 41. Declaration of Helsinki (Revised 1975) 42. The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 43. Glossary 44. Abbreviations