Bed Sores Are Amongst Most Common Hospital Errors
Recognizing that the development of a bed sore during an admission to a hospital as something that simply should not occur, many facilities have begun to categorize their development for what they truly are--- a serious medical error. Bed sores now join a list of dreadful occurrences such as: operations on the wrong body part, patient suicides, foreign objects left in during surgery and deadly falls in the hospital as situations that simply shouldn't occur in the presence of proper medical care. According to reports in the Journal Gazette regarding serious medical errors in Indiana Hospital and surgery centers, the...
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Never Event #1: Hospital Falls & Trauma
Falls in trauma top the list of preventable medical conditions in hospitals, accounting for 193,566 incidents in 2007. Falls in hospitals (and similarly in nursing homes) are deemed to be preventable by Medicare because with proper fall/risk assessments and staff assistance most falls in hospital could be avoided. A number of factors should be addressed by a hospital to determine if a person is at risk for falls: Medication that may effect balance or coordination Does the person normally use an assistive device like a walker or cane? If so, one should be provided by the facility at all times. Age....
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