Commentary How does the law recognize and deal with medical errors? Citation Text: Merry A. How does the law recognize and deal with medical errors? J R Soc Med. 2009;102(7):265-71. doi:10.1258/jrsm.2009.09k029. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 2, 2009 Merry A. J R Soc Med. 2009;102(7):265-71. View more articles from the same authors. Using an example from aviation, this article describes medical errors in the context of the law and considers whether legal response affects safety. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Merry A. How does the law recognize and deal with medical errors? J R Soc Med. 2009;102(7):265-71. doi:10.1258/jrsm.2009.09k029. 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The contribution of labelling to safe medication administration in anaesthetic practice. June 15, 2011
Fake and expired medications in simulation-based education: an underappreciated risk to patient safety. March 23, 2016
Quality improvement in healthcare in New Zealand. Part 2: are our patients safe--and what are we doing about it? August 16, 2006
Criminalisation of unintentional error in healthcare in the UK: a perspective from New Zealand. April 24, 2019
A 'paperless' wall-mounted surgical safety checklist with migrated leadership can improve compliance and team engagement. January 27, 2016
Anaesthetic drug administration as a potential contributor to healthcare-associated infections: a prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs. August 15, 2012
A new infusion syringe label system designed to reduce task complexity during drug preparation. June 27, 2007
Surgical teams' attitudes about surgical safety and the surgical safety checklist at 10 years: a multinational survey. November 17, 2021
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Implementation of a mock root cause analysis to provide simulated patient safety training. December 20, 2017
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The missing evidence: a systematic review of patients' experiences of adverse events in health care. October 28, 2015
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Challenges and opportunities for improving patient safety through human factors and systems engineering. December 5, 2018