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Lawsuit alleges freestanding ER and trainee doctor cause girl’s death of bacterial meningitis
Resident physician diagnoses patient with ear infection, but five hours after discharge it was too late to save her
Mammogram interpretations botched at Arlington, Texas hospital
Up to 4,000 patients may have gotten the wrong results for their mammograms
Slow treatment of pleural effusion can be deadly
Extra fluid around the lungs can lead to a serious infection and respiratory distress
VA hospital nurse mixes up resuscitation order, patient dies
Same nurse had two prior known problems in monitoring at risk-patients
The danger of medical device misconnections
FDA safety warning cites numerous medical errors causing death, including an epidural line being misconnected to an IV
Why neurological examinations are important
Some doctors ignore patients and skip neuro exams, and instead choose to focus on computerized lab and radiology results
What happens when nurses ignore machine alarms and call buttons
A Joint Commission 2017 National Patient Safety Goal requires hospitals to improve staff performance for equipment alarms and other notifications
What happens when there is a medication error at a hospital
In 2017, the Joint Commission announced a new National Patient Safety Goal to improve hospital medication safety
What happens when critical lab or radiology results are not communicated to the doctor
Improved hospital staff communication is a National Patient Safety Goal for 2017