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Title: Wall of Silence: The Untold Story of the Medical Mistakes That Kill and Injure Millions of Americans by Rosemary Gibson, Janardan Prasad Singh ISBN: 0-89526-112-X Publisher: Lifeline Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: First do no harm
Comment: If even one person dies, that is one too many. But it is not just one, not even 10 or 100 patients who are maimed and dying from health care mistakes. As Gibson and Singh reveal, the numbers are much much higher than that. And anyone of them could be you or your loved ones. Medical errors do not discriminate. Everyone is vulnerable even doctors themselves as patients.
Yes, to error is human but that really doesn't appear to be the problem here. A great deal of the problem appears to be that a percentage of health care providers make multiple errors because no one stops them. According to Grayson and Singh many nurses do not recommend their place of employment to their family and friends.
When people are not held accountable for their actions and the consequences of those actions everyone is endangered. Taking or being forced to take personal responsiblity for your actions and their consequences plays a large part in how many mistakes you make.
I would think it would be every irresponsible health care provider's nightmare to literally have to personally experience everything that they inflict on their patients.
Since health care providers are safe from the magic wishing wand, the next best thing is to guard against such mistakes and be public with the information. It is a matter of ethics. When you are ten and don't want to "rat out" a buddy it is rarely life or death. But health care providers are not ten anymore and it is their ethical obligation to put the safety their patients or potential patients first. Please read this book and tell others about it. All of our lives depend on it.
Rating: 5
Summary: must read for medical professionals
Comment: This book opens your eyes to the importance of being your own advocate for your health care. Do not consider Doctors as the GODS they like to think they are. They make mistakes that take lives or leave permanent damage. This does not mean all doctors. But if insurance companies were not run by doctors the bad doctors would have been run off a long time ago and the good doctors insurance rates would not be high. This book tells it all and should be read by everyone who might someday need the the care of the medical profession.
Rating: 5
Summary: Truth be told
Comment: This book is a well researched, well written must read for all Americans. The authors share their personal story as well as the stories of others who have suffered at the hands of a careless physician. While the stories will break your heart, they may also save your life, or the life of someone you love. While none of us want to believe that those we trust with our bodies and our lives would neglect a sacred trust, the fact is it is happening all too often. This book delivers the message without hype, fear or hysteria. Read it, share it and take it with you.
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Title: Internal Bleeding : The Truth Behind America's Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes by Robert Wachter, Kaveh Shojania ISBN: 1590710169 Publisher: Rugged Land Pub. Date: 07 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande ISBN: 0312421702 Publisher: Picador USA Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Code Green: Money-Driven Hospitals and the Dismantling of Nursing by Dana Beth Weinberg, Suzanne Gordon ISBN: 0801439809 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Protect Yourself in the Hospital: Insider Tips for Avoiding Hospital Mistakes for Yourself or Someone You Love by Thomas A. Sharon ISBN: 0071417842 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 17 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Medical Error : What Do We Know? What Do We Do? by Marilynn M Rosenthal, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe ISBN: 078796395X Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 21 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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