Chapter Index

CHAPTERS


Prologue

Chapter 1 Never Routine
Subject: Lewis Blackman - Failure to Rescue

 

Chapter 2 Reading Between The Lines
Subject: Trisha Torrey - Misdiagnosis (Near Miss)

 

Chapter 3 Critically Wounded
Subject: Diana Brookins - Bloodstream Infection
Audio Excerpt

 

Chapter 4 Picking Up The Pieces
Subject: Diane Ford - PCA Pump Failure

 

Chapter 5 The Promise
Subject: Taylor McCormack - Delay in Treatment
Audio Excerpt

 

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Chapter 6 Coming Together
Subject: Linda Kenny - Medically Induced Trauma
Audio Excerpt

 

Chapter 7 One Of Their Own
Subject: Liz Augusta - Missed Pregnancy (Near Miss)

 

Chapter 8 They’re Not Listening
Subject: Ken Simon - Wrong Diagnosis
Audio Excerpt

 

Chapter 9 The Price Of Doing Business
Subject: Johanna Daly - Surgical Site Infection (SSI)

 

Chapter 10 Wrong Turn
Subject: Benjamin Houghton - Wrong Side Surgery

 

Chapter 11 Three Little Angels
Subject: Three Indiana infants - Heparin (high-alert
medication) Overdose
Audio Excerpt

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Information Sources For The Empowered Patient

Appendix 2: References