💀Some medical mistakes have led to death or serious harm to patients.
🚫Mistakes can occur due to a convergence of multiple contributing factors.
⚡️Speed in surgery can be a double-edged sword, as seen with Dr. Robert Liston's lightning-fast amputations.
🔥Surgical fires caused by sparks near oxygen can lead to serious burns.
🅰️🅱️Mismatched blood types in transplants can have fatal consequences.
How common are medical mistakes?
—Around 400,000 hospitalized patients experience some form of preventable harm every year due to medical errors.
What are some common types of medical mistakes?
—Medical mistakes can include diagnostic errors, medication errors, and surgical failures.
What factors contribute to medical mistakes?
—Multiple factors can contribute to medical mistakes, including human error, miscommunication, and system failures.
Have there been any famous medical mistakes?
—One infamous medical mistake involved Dr. Robert Liston, known for his lightning-fast surgeries that sometimes resulted in unintended amputations and even death.
Are surgical fires common?
—Between 550 and 650 surgical fires happen in the US every year, often caused by a combination of an ignition source, fuel source, and oxidizer.
00:00Introduction: Medical mistakes can have severe consequences for patients.
02:10Dr. Robert Liston: Known for his lightning-fast surgeries, but infamous for accidental amputations.
08:23Enrique Ruiz: Caught on fire during a surgery due to sparks near an oxygen hose.
10:32Jessica Stillan: Received the wrong blood type during a heart and lung transplant.
