Medical Errors and Statistics

Americans more afraid of medical errors than plane crash
http://www.wcanews.com/archives/2001/jan/jan0101d.htm

Annual Death Rate Due to Medications Continues to Rise
http://www.cpmission.com/main/NSAIDs.html#Annual

Death of Medicine
http://www.lauralee.com/news/deathofmedicine.htm

Diagnosis 1 in 5 die misdiagnosed in ICU
http://www.wcanews.com/archives/2001/mar/mar1201d.htm

Drugs and Medical Errors Killing 1 of Every 5 Australians
http://www.friendsoffreedom.org/attachments/Drugs_and_Medical_Errors_Killing_1_of_Every_5_Australians_12-10-00.htm

Doctors Go on 'Strike' and Death Rates Plummet
http://www.tai-botanicals.com/news-health.html

Drug Errors Common in US Hospitals
http://www.naturalsolutionsradio.com/articles/article.html?id=3109&filter=

Drug reactions kill an estimated 100,000 a year
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9804/14/drug.reaction/

Estimating Hospital Deaths Due to Medical Errors
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/286/4/415

Fraudulent Conduct That Takes Lives
http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/June2002/SpecialRFWReportPt1.htm

Health care's deadly secret: Accidents routinely happen
http://www.drgrisanti.com/dangerous_medicine.htm

Iatrogenic Disease: The 3rd Most Fatal Disease in the USA
http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/335.cfm

Medical errors kill tens of thousands annually
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9911/29/medical.errors/

Medical Errors Report Released
http://www.jvsr.com/researchupdate/detail.asp?ID=656

Medical journal editor uncovers questionable FDA action
http://www.wcanews.com/archives/2001/may/may2801c.htm

Medical mistakes often unreported
http://www.detnews.com/specialreports/2000/healthcare/errors/errors.htm

Novartis switched patients
http://www.wcanews.com/archives/2001/oct/oct0101d.htm

Nurses mistakes kill thousands, Chicago Tribune
http://www.papillonsartpalace.com/nursing.htm

Shame-a major reason why MDs can not change their views
http://www.health-care-reform.net/shame.htm

The American Medical System is Nearing Collapse
http://www.campaignfortruth.com/Eclub/101002/usmedsystemcollapse.htm

Tools left in 1,500 patients yearly
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2003-01-16-surgical-tools_x.htm