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Four D's of negligence

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Duty
Derelict
Direct Cause
Damages
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The four D's of negligence are:

1) Duty - Patient-physician relationship exists where the physician owed the a patient a duty.
2) Derelict - Dereliction of duty; The physician failed to comply to the standards of his profession.
3) Direct Cause - Damages incurred by the patient must be directly caused by the physicians breach of duty.
4) Damages - Injury incurred by the patient resulting from the physician's negligence.
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