Medical errors refers to preventable adverse effects of care. Every year, thousand of people are killed as a result of medical errors while some are lucky enough to survive it. The most common medical errors in medical facilities are as follows: 1. medication errors. 2. Excessive blood transfusion. 3.Excessive oxygen administration for new born 4. Health care associated infection 5. Infections from central lines 6. Technical medical errors. 7. Failure to use indicated tests. 8. Avoidable delay in treatment.
