Put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries.
Some rules are designed to minimize the risk of preventable injury.
The bad news is that firearms continue to be a leading cause of preventable injury and death.
There is an enormous amount of preventable injury and death in the workplace.
The children for whom I care are at the highest risk for preventable injuries and disease.
With another baby boomer turning 50 every eight seconds, there's a push to reduce the number of preventable injuries among older people.
Few health care professionals now doubted that preventable medical injuries were a serious problem.
This year, one child in four will suffer a preventable injury that is serious enough to require medical attention.
In fact, not using these kinds of restraints when needed can lead to legal liability for preventable injuries.
Besides mistake-free accidents, perhaps an additional 200,000 hospital patients suffer preventable injuries.