医疗事故是指在诊疗护理工作中 ,因医务人员过失 ,直接造成病员死亡、残废、组织器官损伤导致功能障碍。根据最高人民法院的司法解释 ,医疗事故经济赔偿应当依照《民法通则》第 1 1 9条规定、《医疗事故处理办法》的有关规定和参照地方政府医疗事故处理办法实施细则的有关规定 Medical accidents refer to the negligence of medical staff in the medical treatment and nursing work, resulting in death, disability and damage to tissues and organs as a direct result of dysfunction. According to the judicial interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court, the economic compensation for medical malpractice should be in accordance with the provisions of Article 119 of the General Principles of Civil Law, the relevant provisions of the Measures for the Treatment of Medical Accidents and the relevant provisions of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Measures for Handling Medical Accidents in Local Governments