An edition of Internal bleeding
(2004)
Internal bleeding
the truth behind America's terrifying epidemic of medical mistakes
1st ed.
by Robert M. Wachter, Robert Wachter, and Kaveh Shojania
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Two doctors and experts in the study of patient safety and hospital quality provide a close-up look at the medical errors that occur in America's overburdened, underinsured, and often unaccountable health-care system.
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Erreurs médicales, Health Facility Administration, Medical care, Medical Errors, Congrès, Medical, United States, Health/Fitness, Diet / Health / Fitness, Health & Fitness, Consumer Health, Physicians, Malpractice, Health Care Issues, Current Events / General, Health & Fitness / Health Care Issues, Case studiesPlaces
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Internal bleeding: the truth behind America's terrifying epidemic of medical mistakes
2004, Rugged Land
in English
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1590710169 9781590710166
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Internal Bleeding: The Truth Behind America's Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes
February 3, 2004, Rugged Land
Hardcover
in English
1590710169 9781590710166
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Book Details
Table of Contents
A New Epidemic
The System
The Wrong Patient
It's The System, Stupid
Jumbo Jets Crashing
The Errors of Our Way
Doctors' Handwriting and Other Prescribing Errors
The Forgotten Half of Medication Errors
Solving the Riddle
Of Life and Limb
Did We Forget Something?
Practice Makes Perfect
Handoffs and Fumbles
See One, Do One, Teach One
Hubris and Teamwork
The Other End of the Stethoscope
Consequences
Spilling the Beans
Whether Reports?
Malpractice
Accountability
Cures
Attacking a New Disease
What Can Policymakers Do?
A Culture of Safety
A system of Safety
What Can Patients Do?
List of the Seventeen Individual Errors in the Wrong Patient Case
Dangerous Abbreviations Used in Prescribing
Examples of Easily Confused Sound-Alike or Look-Alike Drugs.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-428) and index.
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