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The Leading Cause of Death In The U.S.
Now I didn't make this up. It's the Health-Care System. This review is based on an internet article by several respected physicians. Sadly, doctors are the leading cause. But, this should include unecessary procedures, drugs and mishaps.
This is a brief summary of this article. At the end we will give you the website if you are inclined to read all thegrizzly details.
A doctor at the CDC states that in 2003, tens of millions of unnecessary antibiotics were prescribed.
There are 7.5 million unnecessay medical and surgical procedures annually.
Unnecessary hospitalizations numbered 8.9 million annually.
Iatrogenic (doctor induced) deaths number 783,936 annually.
Based on statistics, just entering a hospital could cause the following events (out of 16.4 million people)
2.1% chance for a serious adverse drug event
5 - 6% chance of acquiring a hospital-caused infection
4 - 36% chance of having an iatrogenic (doctor induced) injury
17% chance of a procedure error
Based on conservative statistics, here are some interesting numbers
Ten-Year Death Rates for Medical Intervention
Adverse Drug Reactions 1.06 million
Medical Error 0.98 million
Bedsores 1.15 million
Nosocomial Infections 0.88 million
Malnutrition 1.09 million
Outpatients 1.99 million
Unnecessary Procedures 371,360
Surgery-Related 320,000
TOTAL 7.8 million
This represents more deaths than all the casualties America has suffered in all its wars.
Internet site for this info:
http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/Leading_Cause_of_Death_in_the_US.html
By Dr. E. Glynn Taunton on February 7, 2008 1:55 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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