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medical errors
This week a 52 year old lady admitted to the hospital for simple urinary infection is suffering from a terrible mistake.
She was wearing a bracelet indicating she was alergic to bactrim. Unfortunately the medical team neglected to verify the dossier and never noticed the bracelet and went ahead with an injection of proloprim. She suffers extensive burns on 80% of her body and her life is in danger. Transfer to a Québec city hospital was requested by the familly.
This certainly raises concerns about no blood bracelets if they go unnoticed. Is it even safe to let familly get treatment without a POW or proxy or someone present at all times?
Medical errors are not rare or isolate cases in the province of Québec. Do we have statistics concerning other provinces or states?
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