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Indra Pulcins, CIHI's director of health reports, said the hospital data shows that while some mistakes are fairly common, including medication errors and trauma during birth, other adverse outcomes during procedures like blood transfusions are rarely reported.
Dr. Rob Robson, chief patient safety officer for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, said these statistics are likely accurate for Manitoba, although it's possible that some adverse events aren't reported.Robson said Manitoba's data shows that one in 15,000 surgeries are performed on the wrong patient or the wrong side of the patient, despite medical staff's best intentions.See the full content of this document
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Birth Trauma, Medication Errors Fairly Common
By Jen Skerritt
PAINFUL tearing during childbirth and medication errors are some of the most common adverse events reported in hospitals, a new national study r...See the full content of this document
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