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Discontinuity and disaster: gaps and the negotiation of culpability in medication delivery.
Dekker S. J Law Med Ethics. 2007;35:463-470.

The author analyzes one Swedish medication error incident that resulted in criminal charges against the nurse involved and discusses how the media contorted the assignment of blame for the failure.
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