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9780895261120

Wall of Silence

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  • ISBN13:

    9780895261120

  • ISBN10:

    089526112X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-06-01
  • Publisher: Lifeline Pr

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Summary

A call to arms for families who have had loved ones disabled or dying in the pursuit of medical treatment...Well written and researched ...highlights this timely topic in a unique way that will evoke the reader's own experience. --Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter

Author Biography

A frequent commentator on cultural issues and parenting, Marybeth Hicks has appeared on national television outlets including Fox News Channel's Hannity and Fox and Friends , the CBS Evening News, the Christian Broadcasting Network's 700 Club and EWTN's The World Over, and on dozens of national and regional radio programs including those hosted by Sean Hannity, Dennis Miller, Laura Ingraham, Jim Bohannon, Hugh Hewitt, G. Gordon Liddy, Brian Kilmeade and others. For nine years, she was a weekly culture columnist for the The Washington Times.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. xv
Breaking the Silence
Shattering Lossesp. 3
The Human Face of Medical Mistakesp. 15
A Million Deaths a Decadep. 41
What Is a Medical Mistake?p. 59
Why Do Medical Mistakes Happen?
Breeding Grounds for Errorp. 77
"A Nurse Saved My Life"p. 99
Death by Decimalp. 117
The Silent White Line
A Culture of Coverupp. 135
Don't Ask, Don't Tellp. 155
Courage to Change the Things We Can
Making Health Care Safep. 171
Honesty, Healing, and Hopep. 183
Taking Matters into Their Own Handsp. 203
Brick by Brick: Tearing Down the Wallp. 221
Protecting Yourselfp. 239
Notesp. 247
Indexp. 253
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