Monday, July 25, 2011

More people die in hospitals due to medical-related errors than plane crashes

According to a recent article in the LA Times, people are more likely to die in a due to medical-related errors than a plane. These statistics came from last week's World Health Organization news briefing:
- Dying in a plane crash : 1/10 million
- Dying due to a medical-related mistake in a hospital: 1/300

You can read more about this here.

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