TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gibson,Rosemary
AU  - Singh,Janardan Prasad
TI  - Wall of silence: the untold story of the medical mistakes that kill and injure millions of Americans 
SN  - 089526112X
AV  - R729.8 .G53 2003
U1  - 362.10973 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - LifeLine Press
KW  - Medical errors
KW  - United States
KW  - Medical care
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Hospital patients
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index; Pt. 1; Breaking the Silence --; 1; Shattering Losses --; 2; The Human Face of Medical Mistakes --; 3; A Million Deaths a Decade --; 4; What Is a Medical Mistake? --; Pt. 2; Why Do Medical Mistakes Happen? --; 5; Breeding Grounds for Error --; 6; "A Nurse Saved My Life" --; 7; Death by Decimal --; Pt. 3; The Silent White Line --; 8; A Culture of Coverup --; 9; Don't Ask, Don't Tell --; Pt. 4; Courage to Change the Things We Can --; 10; Making Health Care Safe --; 11; Honesty, Healing, and Hope --; 12; Taking Matters into Their Own Hands --; 13; Brick by Brick: Tearing Down the Wall --; 14; Protecting Yourself
N2  - "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. 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."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -