Comments on: Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal

Actor Tells 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft Medical Errors Kill Thousands

[dmeans82]

"They recall toasters%u2026trucks. They recall dog food that came from China last year. But they don''t recall medicine that kills people if you give it in the wrong dosage%u2026we think it''s wrong."


Tylenol or aspirin will kill you if you give it in the wrong dosage, as will almost any other medicine manufactured in the world today. He clearly doesn''t know what he''s talking about.

Secondly, the mistake did not occur because the vials look the same. The mistake occurred because a nurse didn''t properly verify the contents of the vial before administering the medicine. Place the blame where it belongs.

This man clearly doesn''t know what he''s talking about. If he has accepted the argument, "the vials looked the same, that''s why this happened", (and it appears that he actually has) then he''s been duped and suckered.

[rrivas123]

Dear Koffeebeaned:

540,000 bicyclists visit emergency rooms with injuries every year. Of those, about 67,000 have head injuries. Seems to me to be prudent to discuss head injury and wearing helmets. As well as 2nd hand smoke, and medical errors.

Caliengineer,
What is needed in not success against the industry, but cooperative work between the public, industry, hospitals and healthcare workers to make medical care as safe as possible. Remember all are human, make mistakes, and hopefully people will work together to solve the problems.

[pwrhouse22]

Many hospitals are using Bedside Medication Verification. Nurse scans patient armband and then scans the barcode on the med to make sure it is a match before administering. Would have eliminated this situation altogether. It saves lives and needs to be in every hospital.

[cyberus-2009]

Silly question.

Why isn''t anyone jumping on the FDA?

You know .. the people that are supposed to be responsible for drug safety, labeling etc?

[koffeebeaned]

But the same hospital hysterically carries on about bicycle helmets, car seat training for new parents, the dangers of tobacco, alcohol, and republicans to the newborn, and a host of other matters that takes time that should be spent saving lives.

Yes, helmets are important and kids shouldn"t be breathing second-hand smoke but clearly there are more deaths caused at hospitals than kids dying because they weren''t in a car seat. Too many people accept any activism without asking crucial questions as long as it''s for the children, clean air, water, etc.

Wake up Amurrica! Quit letting the Agenda Do-Gooders take your attention away from the things that matter most.

[caliengineer]

God bless you, Mr. Quaid. I hope you will have a great success against the industry which drains 60% of the GNP each year in America.