Medical Error: A Collective Reaponsibilty. Aleem MA , Hakkim AM. BMJ 2016; 353:i2139

AnalysisMedical error—the third leading cause of death in the USBMJ 2016; 353 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2139 (Published 03 May 2016)
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MEDICAL ERRORS: A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBLITY.

In medical practice, error can occur in many ways. It can be an error of overinvestigation or underinvestigation. It may be due to over or under usage of medication. Sometimes errors can happen by missing investigations or not prescribing in time. They can also be an outcome of self investigations, self medications and teleconsultations. So in medical errors, patients, pharmacy drug sellers and false promotion advertisements may be at fault more than doctors in the occurrence of medical errors.

Competing interests: No competing interests

07 May 2016

M A Aleem

Neurologist

A M Hakkim

ABC Hospital

Annamalainagar Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India