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Misadventures in Health Care : Inside Stories (Human Error and Safety)

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I bought it because it is one of my text book. I was surprised to found out it actually interesting to read and I did enjoy it. It give many true stories about mistake and human errors happened in health care. It then breaks down and explains the cause and possible solutions. It also uses language that easy to read, even with people who have zero medical background. Good book.

This book shares about 6 different (real) clinical cases in which serious errors have left both patients and health-care providers victimized. For example, one case talks about a general surgical procedure that ends in a patient with a severe ureter, a 2nd-degree burn, a wound infection (due to lack of antibiotic administration), and $75,000 in recovery bills. It breaks down the fundamental aspects of human error in each case and supports each with discussion and research evidence. This would be a great read for pre-meds like myself who are interested in becoming more aware of the health care industry, for medical students and medical ethics courses/reading, and for health care practitioners. It isn't very lengthy but this author does write a book that was published in 1994 I believe with a similar theme which is longer.