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Vol XXIII, Nov `06
Jerry Gurwitz, MD, AGSF Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, gave a presentation entitled, “Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events in Long Term Care.” During Dr. Gurwitz’s presentation, he made reference to the following statistics he received via email:

  • Physicians in the US: 700,000
  • Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000
  • Accidental deaths per physician: 0.171
Then think about this . . .
  • Gun owners in the US: 80,000,000
  • Accidental gun deaths per year (all ages): 1,500
  • Accidental deaths per gun owner: 0.0000188
Statistically, physicians are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
 
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