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We previously cited The Journal of Patient Safety, which published a study reporting that as many as 440,000 people die each year from preventable medical errors in hospitals. In other words, 50 people die every hour from a preventable hospital error.
Among the causes of these preventable deaths:
We previously cited The Journal of Patient Safety, which published a study reporting that as many as 440,000 people die each year from preventable medical errors in hospitals. In other words, 50 people die every hour from a preventable hospital error.
Among the causes of these preventable deaths:
- Falls
- 300,000 falls in medical units, especially among the elderly
- 82,000 of those falls leading to injury
- Medication Errors
- 7,000 deaths a year
- Contributing factors
- Communication errors
- Drug labeling errors
- Inadequate lighting
- Cluttered work space
- Distractions
- Fatigue
- Drug Resistant Illnesses
- Hospital Acquired Infection
- 25% of preventable deaths most commonly through
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Surgical site infections
- Clostridium difficile (bacteria) infections
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