Let us all think on this:

http://youtu.be/DobnuZ7ecg8

 

Medical errors kill hundreds of thousands

Well this is a touchy subject. I would not want to be a person who experienced a medical error. We must sometimes think we are all human and humans are not perfect…..mistakes do happen, but I don’t want to die from someone’s error. Preventable medical errors kill and seriously injure hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. Any discussion of medical negligence that does not involve preventable medical errors ignores this fundamental problem. And while some interested parties would prefer to focus on doctors’ insurance premiums, health care costs, or alternative compensation systems—anything other than the negligence itself—reducing medical errors is the best way to address all the related problems. Preventing medical errors will lower health care costs, reduce doctors’ insurance premiums, and protect the health and well-being of patients. 

 

The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) seminal study of preventable medical errors estimated as many as 98,000 people die every year at a cost of $29 billion.¹ If the Centers for Disease Control were to include preventable medical errors as a category, these conclusions would make it the sixth leading cause of death in America. That seems so unreal to me. That number is that large! I am shocked and nervous now.  Considering we all have put trust in another person before, but never to the extent of life or death at least not on the regular basis.  I put my trust in God and pray I never have to experience such medical error.