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Whoops! Surgeons Make Lots of Errors

Hope you're not planning on having surgery any time soon.  A new report finds that over 4,000 "never happens" errors occur every year, from removing the wrong limb, to leaving sponges and surgical instruments inside patients. http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2012/December/20/doctor-issues.aspx