An alarming number of injuries and deaths result from preventable errors in medical care
Newsweek, October 16, 2006
An alarming number of injuries and deaths result from preventable errors in medical care
1.5 million Americans are harmed or killed by medication-related mistakes each year
$3.5 billion in extra medical costs is spent annually to treat injuries caused by drug-related errors.
44,000 to 98,000 Americans die each year of medical errors, such as wrong-site surgery.
18,000 Americans die each year of heart attacks because they didn't receive preventative drugs.
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