WHO: 10 facts on patient safety (September 2019)
世卫组织：关于患者安全的10个事实（2019年9月）

Summary 总结

Patient safety is a serious global public health concern. It is estimated that there is a 1 in 3 million risk of dying while travelling by aeroplane. In comparison, the risk of patient death occurring due to a preventable medical accident, while receiving health care, is estimated to be 1 in 300. Industries with a perceived higher risk, such as the aviation and nuclear industries, have a much better safety record than health care does.
患者安全是一个严重的全球公共卫生问题。据估计，乘飞机旅行时有三分之一的死亡风险。相比之下，患者在接受医疗保健时因可预防的医疗事故而死亡的风险估计为 1/300。航空和核工业等风险较高的行业，其安全记录比医疗保健要好得多。

The World Health Organization (WHO) has produced a Patient Safety Fact File.
世界卫生组织 （WHO） 制作了一份患者安全事实档案。

Content 内容

• Fact 1: One in every 10 patients is harmed while receiving hospital care 
  事实1：每10名患者中就有1名在接受医院治疗时受到伤害
• Fact 2: The occurrence of adverse events due to unsafe care is likely one of the 10 leading causes of death and disability across the world
  事实2：不安全护理导致的不良事件的发生可能是全球死亡和残疾的10大主要原因之一
• Fact 3: Four out of every 10 patients are harmed in primary and outpatient health care 
  事实3：每10名患者中就有4名在初级和门诊卫生保健中受到伤害
• Fact 4: At least 1 out of every 7 Canadian dollars is spent treating the effects of patient harm in hospital care 
  事实4：每7加元中至少有1加元用于治疗医院护理中患者伤害的影响
• Fact 5: Investment in patient safety can lead to significant financial savings
  事实5：对患者安全的投资可以节省大量资金
• Fact 6: Unsafe medication practices and medication errors harm millions of patients and costs billions of US dollars every year
  事实6：不安全的用药实践和用药错误伤害了数百万患者，每年造成数十亿美元的损失
• Fact 7: Inaccurate or delayed diagnosis is one of the most common causes of patient harm and affects millions of patients
  事实7：不准确或延迟诊断是造成患者伤害的最常见原因之一，影响着数百万患者
• Fact 8: Hospital infections affect up to 10 out of every 100 hospitalized patients 
  事实8：每100名住院患者中就有10人受到医院感染的影响
• Fact 9: More than 1 million patients die annually from complications due to surgery 
  事实9：每年有100多万患者死于手术并发症
• Fact 10: Medical exposure to radiation is a public health and patient safety concern 
  事实10：医疗辐射暴露是一个公共卫生和患者安全问题