Guest guest Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 As an addendum to the list of deaths published on Jeff Novick's site, I found this list from the Institute of Medicine of annual deaths: " Adverse reactions to medications kill 108,000 people Unnecessary surgery kills 7,000 people Hospital medication errors kill 12,000 people Other hospital errors kill 20,000 people Hospital-contracted infections kill 80,000 people Now, mind you, the drug-related deaths are not from overdoses, or misuse of prescription drugs; they represent individuals taking prescription drugs under a doctor's supervision and in accordance with the manufacturer's protocols. All together this means that some 227,000 people die each year from deficiencies in hospitals and prescription drugs! To put the figure in perspective, that's 4.3 times as many as died during the entire ten years of the Vietnam War! " Clearly, a hospital can be a dangerous place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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