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    Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 3 May 2016

    Medical errors kill 8x as many people as car crashes, 5x as many as suicide. http://www.vox.com/2016/5/3/11579974/medical-errors-death-harm?utm_campaign=sarahkliff&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …pic.twitter.com/o0kLxByxXd

    3:30 PM - 3 May 2016
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      2. Amit Singh‏ @amitns 9 May 2016
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        Amit Singh Retweeted Daniel Runde

        @sarahkliff @maggiemahar Result extrapolated from 35 deaths. Shoddy science, misleading reporting.https://twitter.com/runde_mc/status/727928627778584576 …

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        Daniel Runde @Runde_MC
        Replying to @Skepticscalpel
        @Skepticscalpel Though I’d save people some time and just pull out the relevant table (highlight added). Cheers pic.twitter.com/l9u85MjXHx
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      3. Maggie Mahar‏ @maggiemahar 10 May 2016
        Replying to @amitns

        @amitns @sarahkliff Amit-- This i only 1 of a great many studies that, over a period of years, have shown how common Preventable errors R.

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      4. Amit Singh‏ @amitns 10 May 2016
        Replying to @maggiemahar

        @maggiemahar @sarahkliff sensationalist headlines make that conversation v hard & promotes defensive medicine @ShannonBrownlee

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      5. Maggie Mahar‏ @maggiemahar 10 May 2016
        Replying to @amitns

        @amitns @sarahkliff @ShannonBrownlee Amit- Other studies support BMJ- errors 3rd or 4th leading cause of death http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/830_Bleich_errors.pdf …

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      6. Amit Singh‏ @amitns 10 May 2016
        Replying to @maggiemahar

        @maggiemahar @sarahkliff @ShannonBrownlee perhaps less of those errors would have occurred if there was less pressure to do something.

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      7. Maggie Mahar‏ @maggiemahar 10 May 2016
        Replying to @amitns

        @amitns @sarahkliff @ShannonBrownlee Docs have taken an oath to “do no harm” Blaming pt. for “pressure” is a cop-out. Docs have the power

        2 replies 2 retweets 1 like
      8. Amit Singh‏ @amitns 10 May 2016
        Replying to @maggiemahar

        @maggiemahar @sarahkliff @ShannonBrownlee Mr A wants prostate cancer ruled out. His brother has metastatic pr cancer. Not easy discussion.

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      1. Adam Jacobs‏ @statsguyuk 4 May 2016
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        @sarahkliff @juliaoftoronto That statistic isn't new, and it's also wrong. http://bit.ly/1GnIgXz 

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      1. Steve Parsons‏ @Stevempars 3 May 2016
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        @sarahkliff @mattyglesias So according the NRA method, the answer is more medical errors?

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      2. Rosina Lucibello‏ @RosinaLucibello 3 May 2016
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        @sarahkliff @mbebinger miscommunication about a confirmed staph infection after a surgery almost ended my life; took 14 mos recovery

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      3. Martha Bebinger‏ @mbebinger 3 May 2016
        Replying to @RosinaLucibello

        @RosinaLucibello wow! Who miscommunication?

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      4. Rosina Lucibello‏ @RosinaLucibello 3 May 2016
        Replying to @mbebinger

        @mbebinger they also didn't give me antibiotics after surgery/3 days later had 105temp/11 days in hospital/14 mos recovery

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      5. Martha Bebinger‏ @mbebinger 4 May 2016
        Replying to @RosinaLucibello

        @RosinaLucibello wow again - so sorry - sounds like a horrible experience!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Rosina Lucibello‏ @RosinaLucibello 4 May 2016
        Replying to @mbebinger

        @mbebinger I sent you an email! Thanks for listening, Martha!

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      1. WebWolf‏ @wolfycan 4 May 2016
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        @sarahkliff @VicElder Point taken and troublesome! Great illustration BUT, Need definition of " medical error" ? Need to flesh out w/DETAIL?

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      1. Deborah Glazer‏ @docdebags 4 May 2016
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        @sarahkliff @ezraklein Key is healthy habits & minimize bad ones to avoid medical care & be judicious with "Preventive care". Do no harm!!!

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      1. Deborah Glazer‏ @docdebags 4 May 2016
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        @sarahkliff @ezraklein Horrible.But these people are very sick or have bad chronic disease and are only alive because of medical care.cont.

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