A parent should never have to watch their child die after they’ve been asking repeatedly for help, screaming to be heard, with no response.
“Why is her fever so high?”
“Why does [...]
By Olivia Lounsbury, Clinical Intern, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States (Makary and Daniel, 2016). Putting patients first — listening to [...]
Sepsis, redefined in 2016 because of new recommendations aimed to enhance its diagnosis, is “a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection,” taking the lives of [...]
Dear Patient Safety Leaders,
This month we focused on Sepsis, a life-threatening condition and amongst the top ten diseases that lead to mortality in America.
The adoption of a sepsis protocol could [...]
