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Patients back WHO medical safety rules
Published: May 2, 2007 at 1:31 PM
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Patient advocacy groups Wednesday said several common-sense guidelines issued by world health officials could sharply cut hospital errors.
At a news conference in Washington, Susan Sheridan, head of Patients for Patient Safety Initiative -- part of the World Health Organization -- said that, five days after she gave birth, her son suffered a severe brain injury due to miscommunication among the hospital's medical staff. Eight years later, her husband died because of a similar medical error. Both easily could have been prevented, she told reporters.
Sheridan said her group is endorsing a list of nine solutions for common healthcare mistakes developed by the World Health Organization's Collaborating Center for Patient Safety Solutions.
The solutions include initiatives to increase hand washing, ensure correct patient identification, decrease procedures performed on the wrong area of the body and discourage the reuse of needles.
"These solutions that you're hearing today have the potential to save lives," Sheridan said at the WHO news conference. "I can only wish that these solutions were in place when my little boy was born and my husband underwent surgery."
Both of the Sheridan family tragedies resulted from poor communication between doctors -- an issue addressed by several of the WHO patient safety solutions. In Sheridan's case, these small oversights caused terrible mistakes. Because doctors failed to treat her son for newborn jaundice, he now suffers from cerebral palsy and speech impairment.
Sheridan's husband had a massive spinal tumor that turned out to be cancerous, but doctors didn't receive the report for six months.
"There was a tremendous sadness," said Sheridan. "I knew I had a duty to be part of the solution and make sure this doesn't happen to other families."
At a news conference in Washington, Susan Sheridan, head of Patients for Patient Safety Initiative -- part of the World Health Organization -- said that, five days after she gave birth, her son suffered a severe brain injury due to miscommunication among the hospital's medical staff. Eight years later, her husband died because of a similar medical error. Both easily could have been prevented, she told reporters.
Sheridan said her group is endorsing a list of nine solutions for common healthcare mistakes developed by the World Health Organization's Collaborating Center for Patient Safety Solutions.
The solutions include initiatives to increase hand washing, ensure correct patient identification, decrease procedures performed on the wrong area of the body and discourage the reuse of needles.
"These solutions that you're hearing today have the potential to save lives," Sheridan said at the WHO news conference. "I can only wish that these solutions were in place when my little boy was born and my husband underwent surgery."
Both of the Sheridan family tragedies resulted from poor communication between doctors -- an issue addressed by several of the WHO patient safety solutions. In Sheridan's case, these small oversights caused terrible mistakes. Because doctors failed to treat her son for newborn jaundice, he now suffers from cerebral palsy and speech impairment.
Sheridan's husband had a massive spinal tumor that turned out to be cancerous, but doctors didn't receive the report for six months.
"There was a tremendous sadness," said Sheridan. "I knew I had a duty to be part of the solution and make sure this doesn't happen to other families."
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