| Wall of Silence: The Untold Story of the Medical Mistakes That Kill and Injure Millions of Americans Contributor(s): Gibson, Rosemary (Author), Singh, Janardan Prasad (Author) |
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ISBN: 089526112X ISBN-13: 9780895261120 Publisher: Lifeline Press (CA) OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2003 Annotation: Gibson uses dozens of real-life stories to illustrate how medical errors can and do happen anywhere in the medical process, from diagnosis through treatment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues |
| Dewey: 610 |
| LCCN: 2003273719 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Medical mistakes occur with alarming frequency in this country. Nightly newscasts and daily newspapers tell of botched surgeries, mistaken patient identities, careless overdoses, and neglected diagnoses. You may have dismissed these stories as unfortunate mistakes, misunderstandings, or just isolated incidents with the occasional bad doctor. Wall of Silence reveals that these medical mistakes are not rare incidents with the occasional bad doctor. In fact, the real-life stories in this book show that medical mistakes are increasing in frequency--and worse, that the system is designed more to cover up these errors than prevent them. |