Authors: Thomas Sharon
ISBN-13: 9780071417846, ISBN-10: 0071417842
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: September 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Thomas A. Sharon, R.N., M.P.H. is a registered nurse with vast experience in a variety of hospitals. For the past 18 years he has been a legal consultant, advising attorneys on hundreds of cases in which hospitals have been accused of preventable errors.
Lifesaving information for preventing hospital mistakes, neglect and infections
At some point in life, most of us will have to pay the hospital a visit, whether it's for routine surgery, to have a baby, or for a full-blown emergency. Hospitals are a necessary part of life. Yet while they do save lives, they're also responsible for nearly 100,000 accidental deaths and many more injuries each yearfrom human errors to faulty techniques to malfunctioning equipment to wanton carelessness. Protect Yourself in the Hospital arms you with practical and possibly life-saving advice to make sure these tragic errors don't happen to you or someone you love.
From the ER to the OR and every unit in between, Protect Yourself in the Hospital provides you with the knowledge you need to feel safe and secure in the hospital. Written by a registered nurse and legal consultant, this lifesaving guide covers such topics as:
Learn how to recognize hospital situations that are likely to cause injury or death and learn to Protect Yourself in the Hospital.