Medical Errors that Should Never Happen

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Medical Errors that Should Never Happen

Why do medical errors or medical mistakes continue to happen? We read about efforts that are being made to improve surgical safety.  Timeouts before surgery to make sure that everything is in order are common. Checking patient wristbands is standard practice. Asking patients to state their name and date of birth and whether they understand what procedure is being done has been added to t