Medication Errors
,Facts and Statistics
about Medication
Errors
,
, The impact of the proble
in the world
,Facts and Statistics
about Medication
Errors
,
, The impact of the proble
in the world
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Medication Errors Facts and Statistics about Medication Errors The impact of the problem in the world In U.S.A. To Err Is Human “Building a Safer Health System” U.S. Institute of medicine (IOM) 1999 - 44,000 – 98,000 people Die each year in U.S hospitals from preventable medical errors. - Exceed the deaths due to motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer or AIDS. -7,000 death from MEDICATION ERRORS Preventing Medication Errors Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2006 - At least 1.5 million ME cause harm in the U.S each year. - On average a hospitalized PATIENT can be subjected to MORE THAN ONE medication error PER DAY. - MEs in U.S hospitals costs extra $3.5 billion per year. In Canada In U.K. Above 86,000 MEs resulted in patient harm (2005 – 2010) Above 800 cases of death or severe harm from MEs (2005 – 2010) ME is Second most commonly reported type of medical errors The majority of medication errors are caused by intelligent, well intentioned & competent individuals working in systems not designed to ‘trap’ human errors before they can lead to harm ,...........................................continued.......................................
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