Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies

The radiation overexposure tragedy at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital impacted hundreds of patient lives and made a lasting impression on the regulation and oversight of the use of radiation medicine on a national level. Archival documentation of the incident and the current-day importance of the data co...

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Published in:Journal of the Medical Library Association 2018-04, Vol.106 (2), p.259-261
Main Author: Wiener, Judith A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives
Archives & records
Columbus, OH
Data collection
Delivery of Health Care
Disasters
Documentation
History Matters
Influence
Management
Medical History
Medical libraries
Medical records
Medical Tragedies
Methods
Ohio
Patient care
Radiation Exposure - adverse effects
Radiation Overexposure
Radiation therapy
Regulation
Safety and security measures
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Summary:The radiation overexposure tragedy at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital impacted hundreds of patient lives and made a lasting impression on the regulation and oversight of the use of radiation medicine on a national level. Archival documentation of the incident and the current-day importance of the data collected during and after the event is discussed and highlights many of the reasons why the history of past medical disasters matters to us today.
ISSN:1536-5050
1558-9439
DOI:10.5195/jmla.2018.408