A medical error is the misstep of a doctor or a hospital to ensure the care required by the patient for a medical procedure and it results in injury. It’s a breach of their duty to give competent care. How prevalent are they? Well, there is no reliable nationwide study that could provide reliable data on this. Only estimations have been made up to this point. The Journal of Patient Safety published in 2013 said that about 200 to 400 thousand patients died from medical errors and 2 to 4 million suffered serious consequences. The numbers mentioned are considered ballpark figures. There is, however, a determined classification of seven common medical errors that can lead to medical malpractice.…
October
2022