Operation on the wrong side. They messed up and did this eye and then did this eye. To tests that cause bald spots. Hair loss. I had a perfect ring around my head. And metal deadly close to a magnet. Were counting down my list of 25 shocking medical mistakes. Mistakes are happening every day in every hospital in the country that were just not catching. Its the second or third leading cause of death in this country. And for the most part were silent on it. What you can do to not become a victim. Im elizabeth cohen. Ill show you how to become an empowered patient. With the help of worldrenowned Patient Safety expert dr. Peter pronovost, American Cancer Society chief medical officer dr. Otis brawley. Acclaimed fiction author dr. Abraham verghese, and more. Stay tuned. This hour could save your life. At number 25, baby security breach. The woman in this surveillance video, jennifer latham, tells her family shes expecting a baby when really she isnt. So she decides to steal one. Take a look
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the baby is gone, missing, for almost 2 1/2 hours. until a police officer spots the getaway car and pulls the baby snatcher over. that s a newborn that you have back there. listen as jennifer lies to the officer, telling him the baby in the car is hers. you gave birth? today? no. yesterday. yesterday? this cop isn t buying any of it. jennifer latham is arrested, and the baby is returned safely back to mom and dad by ambulance. what kind of person would want to steal a baby? most people who steal babies actually want that baby for themselves. and hospitals are a great place to get babies. since 1983, 130 babies have been abducted from u.s. health care facilities. make sure your eyes or a real nurse s eyes are on your baby at all times in the hospital. because every so often a baby snatcher is eyeing them too. at number 24, fake doctors. i don t want to lie to you anymore. all right? i m not a doctor. i never went to medical school. like amy adams chara
the baby is gone, missing, for almost 2 1/2 hours. until a police officer spots the getaway car and pulls the baby snatcher over. that s a newborn that you have back there. listen as jennifer lies to the officer, telling him the baby in the car is hers. you gave birth? today? no. yesterday. yesterday? this cop isn t buying any of it. jennifer latham is arrested, and the baby is returned safely back to mom and dad by ambulance. what kind of person would want to steal a baby? most people who steal babies actually want that baby for themselves. and hospitals are a great place to get babies. since 1983, 130 babies have been abducted from u.s. health care facilities. make sure your eyes or a real nurse s eyes are on your baby at all times in the hospital. because every so often a baby snatcher is eyeing them too. at number 24, fake doctors. i don t want to lie to you anymore. all right? i m not a doctor. i never went to medical school. like amy adams chara