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In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
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Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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A typical reception area in a medical office.
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Cutaway view of a typical alternator.
A typical magnetic crankshaft position sensor.
A typical fuel-pump module assembly, which includes the pickup strainer and fuel pump, as well as ...