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Tragic Medication Errors Result in Accidental Abortions and Premature Birth

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mrbrownrn49

almost 4 years ago

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Source: ABC News


August 21, 2009

The calls for tort reform and capping of medical malpractice damages have come into play in the current health care reform fight. But mistakes are still occuring at an alarming rate. Read how nurses at one hospital made not one but two errors in a matter of hours involving the same medicine and the tragic results of those errors.

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    VictoriaNICURN

    almost 4 years ago

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    This is an example of why we need to be open about mistakes we make. If the first mistake was made known to the staff, perhaps the second incident would not have occurred....It also points out the importance of nurses knowing the actions of the meds they are giving...Then maybe neither of these mistakes would have happened....If I am not sure about a med I stop and look it up... This was 2 tragic mistakes....

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    Account Removed

    almost 4 years ago

    The sad thing is, the doctor who had no involvement in this is the one likely to get sued, right along with the hospital and the nurses. This is tragic.

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