One of the things that's really frustrating me about the reporting of this study is the language The study looked at "potentially preventable harm". That is NOT the same as "medical mistakes"pic.twitter.com/DJ3QjnZAJP
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One of the included studies from this systematic review looked at measures that could be taken to prevent the patient harm Do these sound like "mistakes" to you?pic.twitter.com/kHpbSqD6vj
At best, you can argue about half of these are directly related to medical "mistakes", and even then it's often a bit more complex than thatpic.twitter.com/qZXIc1sYMw
Some of the issues that this study identified were definitely mistakes Many of them were systems failings, which aren't attributable to a single person at all
Also, the fact that you can make a modification to prevent something doesn't mean that it was preventable AT THE TIME
I have NO problem with this. Reckless disregard for human safety should not be a feature of healthcare. My genetic undergrad research prof 86'd someone for not following self protection protocol. "If she didn't care about her safety, why would we trust her with ours? Gone."
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