Thursday, July 20, 2006

1.5 Mil Americans hurt by drug errors annually

A Fox New report has revealed some interesting statistics.
On average, a hospitalized patient is subject to one medication error per day!!!

Drug errors in hospitals are a HUGE problem. They cost patients time, and money (an estimated additional $5,800 on your hospital bill for a single patient). How often does someone die in hospital and the report to the family is, "I'm sorry, we did all that we could". Many would not want to know. Many would not think to ask. If some families did think to ask, would they be given the right answers?

See the report here Fox News Report: 1.5 Million Americans Hurt by Drug Errors

On a related vein, here is a funny video produced by Prescription for Change.

--- and they say that Doctors kill more people than Guns do... here's the breakdown:

The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.

Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.

Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.

(US Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Then think about this:

The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000 (yes, eighty million!).

The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500.

The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.

Statistically, then, doctors are about 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS A DOCTOR.


- I do not support the NRA.

- but I do support taking responsibility for your own health.





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