Top 6 Health Tips to Avoid Medical Errors

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KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — How many times have you put your own life at risk by encountering certain medical errors at the doctor’s office or at hospital? If you have not faced yet, there is no such theory that in your entire life you can totally avoid medical errors. The frequency of occurrence of medical errors are increasing day by day and you can be the next victim of it. Medical errors can take place due to a various reasons, it can be due to inefficient work processes and procedures in a health care system or it can be due to presence of incompetent people.

Why will you risk your own life for a medical error when can avoid it? Prevention is better than cure. So why not try these simple steps that will reduce ensure you a risk-free life and will help you to avoid medical errors which may be otherwise cost your precious life.

1. Don’t follow your doctor like a blind person. We all know that doctors are obliged to ensure full safety of the patients. this doesn’t mean that they are not entitled to do any mistake. Yes, they do mistakes and you heighten that mistake if you don’t ask questions about the tests and medications prescribed to you.

2. Be cautious of the fact that the health care worker is aware of your medical history such as if you have any allergy or your take any medicines.

3. Always bring a friend or family members along with you when you are visiting a hospital who will help you to make sure that your care is undertaken properly.

4. I know you don’t have this habit but from today make this a habit. Whenever you buy a medicine at the pharmacy check the prescription to be sure that it is correct.

5. Request that any staff member administering your medications looks at your hospital ID bracelet each time.

6. Ask staff to wash their hands before they examine or touch you.