Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies

Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies

The radiation overexposure tragedy at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital impacted hundreds of patient lives and made a lasting impression on the regulation and oversight of the use of radiation medicine on a national level. Archival documentation of the incident and the current-day importance of the data co...

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Main Author: Judith A. Wiener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of the Medical Library Association
Subjects:
Medical History
Medical Tragedies
Columbus, OH
Archives
Radiation Overexposure
Online Access:http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/408
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spelling doaj-0b6ca1aaace6474ea5028799ff9397562020-11-25T00:18:33ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of the Medical Library Association1536-50501558-94392018-04-01106210.5195/jmla.2018.408249Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragediesJudith A. Wiener0Associate Professor and Assistant Director for Outreach and Collections, Health Sciences Library, Ohio State University, Columbus, OHThe radiation overexposure tragedy at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital impacted hundreds of patient lives and made a lasting impression on the regulation and oversight of the use of radiation medicine on a national level. Archival documentation of the incident and the current-day importance of the data collected during and after the event is discussed and highlights many of the reasons why the history of past medical disasters matters to us today.http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/408Medical HistoryMedical TragediesColumbus, OHArchivesRadiation Overexposure
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Journal of the Medical Library Association
Medical History
Medical Tragedies
Columbus, OH
Archives
Radiation Overexposure
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title Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies
title_short Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies
title_full Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies
title_fullStr Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies
title_full_unstemmed Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies
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publisher University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
series Journal of the Medical Library Association
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publishDate 2018-04-01
description The radiation overexposure tragedy at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital impacted hundreds of patient lives and made a lasting impression on the regulation and oversight of the use of radiation medicine on a national level. Archival documentation of the incident and the current-day importance of the data collected during and after the event is discussed and highlights many of the reasons why the history of past medical disasters matters to us today.
topic Medical History
Medical Tragedies
Columbus, OH
Archives
Radiation Overexposure
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