N ot This Leg
An excerpt from an Economist article on the use of information technology to prevent medical errors:
"Sometimes such errors can be prevented without fancy technology. It helps to write “not this leg” on a patient’s left leg before surgery on his right leg."
"Sometimes such errors can be prevented without fancy technology. It helps to write “not this leg” on a patient’s left leg before surgery on his right leg."
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