"odds of dying as a result of clinical error in hospital are 33,000 times higher than those of dying in an air crash" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-421989/Blunder-killed-wife.html …
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Replying to @C7RKY
"In the airline industry the risk of death is 1 in 10 million. If you go into a hospital the risk of death from a medical error is 1 in 300"
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Replying to @C7RKY
@C7RKY@trabasack think context is needed there - hospital procedures are far more individual & complex than being an airline passenger1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @andrewpeel13
@andrewpeel13@trabasack I agree. I just tweeted 2 quotes from a 2006 article. Not my words. Debate has ensued ever since! Any lessons tho?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @C7RKY
@C7RKY@trabasack think the lessons are procedures are becoming ever more complex & ppl with more complex conditions r being operated on1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@andrewpeel13 @trabasack Sure & I accept both risks & that mistakes are human. Still want to find ways to make it safer tho. Enforcement eg.
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