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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by NaturalPhallacy on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:11PM (#33599260)
Millions die every year for we are mortal and numerous. Thankfully, the world's population grew during the pandemic.

210,000 to 448,000 Americans die every year to preventable medical errors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventable_causes_of_death#An...

This is more people than COVID kills in the same time period, but strangely there's no panic about that. No mandates. No significant steps from any authorities to do anything about it. Perhaps because there's no money in that, unlike pushing a remedy for something that's not as significant as people feel.

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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by cableshaft on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:28PM (#33599551)
What would be the mandate for user error (which is what 'preventable medical errors' boils down to), beyond an ongoing attempt to improve procedures in hospitals which I'm sure they're already doing, especially since the US is very litigious and they often get sued for malpractice.

Humans are messy, can't hold all knowledge about everything in their heads at all times, and error prone. Unless you replace them entirely you're not going to be able to eliminate medical errors.

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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by Fomite on Monday November 14, 2022 @04:05PM (#33601037)
There are a staggering number of mandates and regulations around preventable medical errors. One that has been absolutely defining is CMS not compensating for healthcare-associated infections.

Also, many hospitals view things like infection control or antimicrobial stewardship as cost centers, and they're not doing nearly as much as they can.

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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by puffoflogic on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @04:04AM (#33606917)
Hint: if you don't want to "slow down", just don't post anything dang disagrees with or might disagree with. Works every time.
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