Emergency Room Errors and Mistakes
Robert Wolff
July 7, 2016
Nearly every person in the United States will visit an emergency room at least once and every year, roughly 100 million patients visit the emergency room.
Nearly every person in the United States will visit an emergency room at least once and every year, roughly 100 million patients visit the emergency room.
According to data from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, about 159,000 (11%) nursing home residents in the United States had pressure ulcers. The most common were stage 2 pressure ulcers. Residents aged 64 and under were more likely to have pressure compared to older residents. Those staying in nursing homes for 1 year or less were more likely to have bed sores than those who stayed longer.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over 600 women die every year due to pregnancy or delivery complications in the United States. In 2013, an estimated 18.5 mothers died for every 100,000 births, which is a total of nearly 800 deaths.
New Yorkers who suffer from psoriatic arthritis or osteoarthritis should understand the differences between these conditions. While both mostly affect individuals over the age of 40, osteoarthritis primarily affects cartilage. Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the joints as well as the skin. Sufferers of psoriatic arthritis often experience red patches of swollen skin with uncomfortable scales.
According to statistics, nearly one-third of the adult population in the United States takes five or more medications. Adverse drug events (ADEs) account for nearly 700,000 visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) and 100,000 hospitalizations each year.
