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The third leading cause of death in the United States arses from adverse effects or complications caused by or resulting from medical treatment.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Johns Hopkins University the following are the estimated number of deaths annually in the United States which result from medical treatment or ancillary factors related to health care:
- 106,000 deaths/year from non-error, adverse effects of medication;
- 80,000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals;
- 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals;
- 12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery;
- 7,000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals.
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- Back Injuries
- Brain Injuries
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- Construction Injuries
- Defective Medical Devices
- Defective Products
- Drunk Drivers
- Electrical Injuries
- Head Injuries
- Hospital Mistakes and Negligence
- Machinery Injuries
- Medical Malpractice
- Neck and Spinal Injuries
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Paralysis Injuries
- Personal Injuries
- Pharmaceutical Negligence
- Pharmacy Errors and Negligence
- Product Liability
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Workers' Compensation
- Workplace Injuries
- Wrongful Death