Health Care 101: Dealing With a Medical Error
Category: WELLNESS
While caring for Ms. A overnight, I made the incorrect decision to administer a cardiac medication to treat her disease that is known to increase the risk of bleeding during surgery. Committing and dealing with a medical error is one of the more humbling experiences in the field of medicine.
By Brian Secemsky, M.D., Contributor
Contributor, 2013-09-12