Internal Bleeding : The Truth Behind America's Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes (signed)

by Wachter, Robert M.; & Kaveh G. Shojania

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New York:: Rugged Land, 2004 A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (24.95, on rear panel). No chips. No tears. No creases. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked -- probably never read. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos. Endnotes. Index. Bound in the original glossy white boards, lettered in blood red. From the Dust Jacket: "Each year doctors and nurses kill nearly one hundred thousand Americans. By mistake. They operate on the wrong patients, prescribe the wrong drugs, and leave instruments inside body cavities after surgery. Meanwhile, hospitals spend billions on new gadgets, marble lobbies, and slick billboards even as safety continues to be ignored. Until now. INTERNAL BLEEDING exposes the dark secrets behind the glistening facade of modern medicine. Doctors Robert Wachter and Kaveh Shojania, professors at one of America's leading medical schools and two of the world's foremost authorities on medical mistakes, shatter the silence to tell the dramatic and compelling stories of real patients betrayed by a system they trusted to save them. Through these stories, the authors reveal the inner workings, gut-wrenching dilemmas, and heartbreaking tragedies of our overburdened, understaffed health care system. INTERNAL BLEEDING provides an insider's view of how professional caregivers think, feel, and operate -- facts that every patient and family must know to avoid becoming just another 'mistake.' In the groundbreaking tradition of FAST FOOD NATION, INTERNAL BLEEDING paints a vivid and unforgettable picture of a system gone terribly wrong, and what doctors, nurses, hospital CEOs, and policy makers must do to make it right." INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Dr. Wachter.. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo. 441pp..

Book summary

In this medical expose, two doctors who specialize in healthcare issues share horror stories of things that have gone wrong in hospitals, along with responsible analysis and remedies. They discuss a wide range of factors that contribute to medical mistakes, such as pressure by hospitals to cut costs, entrenched ways of of doing things, and overtired and overworked staff. They also tell how patients can be informed consumers, and they suggest practical ways to adequately empower the many dedicated hospital workers. Most importantly, they share new procedures and technologies that--if adopted system-wide--can provide better quality care and save lives.

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