Preventing Fatal Medical Mistakes
By: Import User
Updated: March 7, 2007
Tuesday, the federal government kicked off a new campaign, called "Questions Are the Answer," to make sure it doesn't happen to more Americans. It was initiated, in part, by a new study that finds surgical mistakes involving medications happen three times more often than other medical errors...with children most at risk. You can find out what questions to ask your doctor by going to the programs website: www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer 