Compensation for Damage Caused by Blood Transfusions- a Fundamental Study

The therapeutic need for blood transfusions depends on each patient's diagnosis and medical requirement determined by the medical practitioner. Despite the great importance of blood transfusions constitute a therapeutic method that errors can sometimes cause harms. Therefore, this research sheds light on the compensation due to those harmed by blood transfusions, by studying the types of damage resulting from blood transfusions, such as material and intent damage, in addition to the original and variable damages, and the research of those affected by these operations in the first section, while the second section deals with the criteria of estimating compensation and the means of adhering to it.The study reached several results; First, the Omani law provisions have adopted compensations covering both material and moral damages. Second, the Omani legislator has not established specific provisions, such as a defined standard for moral damages, but he has affirmed the heirs' right to compensation for damages suffered by their deceased relative. whether the harm is moral or material, and whether the primary victim is deceased or alive.