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Losing Laura.

Losing Laura. DeMarco P. Globe Magazine. November 3, 2018.

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November 14, 2018
DeMarco P. Globe Magazine. November 3, 2018.
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This magazine article reports on the preventable death of a patient during an acute asthma attack. Written by the patient's husband, the article outlines the failures that led to her death despite the fact that she was at the door of a hospital emergency department and on the phone with an emergency dispatcher. Factors discussed include overreliance on poorly functioning technology, communication failures, and lack of fail-safes.

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Losing Laura. DeMarco P. Globe Magazine. November 3, 2018.