On 2007 Feb 14 , at 7:35 PM, Pat Naughtin wrote:
I believe that about 10 000 babies die each year from medical
errors that are based on this conversion practice. <converting
metric data in hospitals back into Olde English units to compare
with "Grandma's babies">
That would be a horrifying statistic if true.
Do you have any data to support that claim, or is it just "I believe
that ..."?
Bill Hooper
75 kg body mass*
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
* plus or minus a kilogram or two, and
up 2 kg from what it used to be.
