segunda-feira, 25 de março de 2013

Hospitais matam

What Hospitals Won't Tell You – Vital Strategies That Could Save Your Life

Story at-a-glance

  • Dr. Andrew Saul, co-author of Hospitals and Health: Your Orthomolecular Guide to a Shorter Hospital Stay, discusses the dangers of hospital stays, the type of patient that tends to get killed the most, and how you can protect your health (indeed your very life) in the event you have to spend time in one
  • Hospitals have become notorious sources of lethal infections. In the United States, more than 2 million people are affected by hospital-acquired infections every year, and 100,000 people die as a result
  • According to the 2011 Health Grades Hospital Quality in America Study, the incidence rate of medical harm occurring is estimated to be over 40,000 each and EVERY day
  • Ideally, you should always have a personal advocate with you when you’re in a hospital; someone who can look after your best interests in the event you’re unable to speak up for yourself
  • Understand that you, the patient, are the most powerful entity within the entire hospital system. However, the system works on the assumption that the patient will not claim that power. Knowing your rights and responsibilities can help ensure your hospital stay is a safe and healing one 
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