Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, experts say
Often the medical errors happen on very common procedures like central-line catheters or IV insertions. Staff are overworked and tired, or they get distracted and miss one step and it results in a patient blood infection and often death.<p>John&#x27;s Hopkins came up with a five-step checklist for central-lines that reduced overall hospital deaths by 10% <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hopkinsmedicine.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;media&#x2F;releases&#x2F;safety_checklist_use_yields_10_percent_drop_in_hospital_deaths" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hopkinsmedicine.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;media&#x2F;releases&#x2F;safety_ch...</a>