1. PATIENT SAFETY : WHY? THEERAPAN SONGNUY DOCTOR OF MEDICINE ( CHULALONGKORN U.) BOARD OF PEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY CERTIFICATE OF FAMILY MEDICINE MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH ( MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH ) TULANE U, USA

2. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/21/us-safety-idUSTRE76K45R20110721 Going into hospital far riskier than flying: WHO

3. Admission to hospital in any country... your chances of being subjected to an error in your care would be something like 1 in 10 Pic hospital Admission to hospital in any country... your chances of being subjected to an error in your care would be something like 1 in 10 : WHO

4. “Your chances of dying due to an error in health care would be 1 in 300” Donaldson, formerly England's chief medical officer

6. A risk of dying in an air crash of about 1 in 10 million passengers

7.  More than 50 percent of acquired infections can be prevented if health care workers clean their hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based handrub before treating patients More than 50 % of acquired infections can be prevented by hand washing before treating patients

9.  Quality of life

10. http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/335.cfm

11. Economic burden  Increased length of stay  Sueing medical personnel  Hospital-acquired infections  Complications  Disabilities  Income lost  Medical care expenses 6-29 Billion US Dollars / year Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, eds. To err is human : building a safer health system. Washington DC, Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press, 1999.

12. The US Health Statistic Comparing with others  Out of 13 countries in a recent comparison, the United States ranks an average of 12th (second from the bottom) for 16 available health indicators.  More specifically, the ranking of the U.S. on several indicators was: - 13th (last) for low-birth-weight percentages - 13th for neonatal mortality and infant mortality overall - 13th for years of potential life lost (excluding external causes) - 11th for life expectancy, at 1 year for females, 12th for males http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/335.cfm

13. " Health care is a high-risk business, inevitably, because people are sick and modern health care is delivered in a fast-moving, high- pressured environment involving a lot of complex technology and a lot of people," Donaldson said.