Check out this great visualization of the most common preventable deaths put together by Consumer Media Network. Notice that medical errors is the second leading cause of preventable deaths. I wonder how many could be attributed to poor hand hygiene
About Ben Amirault
Ben Amirault was formerly the marketing manager at Barton Associates' Peabody, MA headquarters. He received a B.A. in English, specializing in journalism, from the University of New Hampshire.
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