Child Safety Threatened by Medical Errors & Drug Reactions
Medical Mistakes Injure 1 in 15 Children. Medical mistakes and adverse reactions to drugs injure 1 in 15 children admitted to the hospital, a new study finds. That study, published in the journal "Pediatrics", found that more than 540,000 kids were subjected to the wrong drugs, accidental overdoses and unfavorable reactions … [Read more...] about Child Safety Threatened by Medical Errors & Drug Reactions
Study Looks At Effects of Medical Mistakes
Patients Harmed By Medical Mistakes. Patients are often harmed by inadequate care and outright medical mistakes in the days after they are sent home from the hospital, according to new research. The study, conducted at one large hospital, found that nearly one in five patients had "adverse events" after they go home new … [Read more...] about Study Looks At Effects of Medical Mistakes
Hospital Has Been Working To Cut Its Medical Mistakes
A Pregnant Woman Died From Medical Mistakes. The Denver hospital where a pregnant woman died last month from a medication overdose was the site of a similar mistake in March, after which new safety procedures were started to try to prevent more deaths. Genesis Metcalfe, 24, died Dec. 20 at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical … [Read more...] about Hospital Has Been Working To Cut Its Medical Mistakes
