1 Brian Sinclair: Waiting and Waiting until Dying in the Emergency Room

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Case Studies, Part 1: Focusing on the Patient Victim of Medical Error
6. 1 Brian Sinclair: Waiting and Waiting until Dying in the Emergency Room 43
7. 2 Ashley Smith: The (Mis)Treatment and Death of an Incarcerated and Troubled Youth 69
8. 3 Vanessa Young and Marit McKenzie: The Potential Harm of Prescribed Drugs 95
9. 4 Amy Tan: Lyme Disease and the Battle for Legitimacy 127
10. Case Studies, Part 2: Focusing on the Health Care Provider Causing Medical Error
11. 5 Dr. Charles Smith: The Case against Blaming the Individual Doctor for Medical Error 157
12. 6 Elizabeth Wettlaufer: The Nurse Who Murdered Her Long-Term Care Patients While No One Noticed 187
13. 7 Dr. Norman Barwin: The Story of the Mixed-Up Sperm 211
14. Conclusion 229
15. Notes 249
16. References 251
17. Index 303