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Nurses, doctors and aides are often overloaded with too many patients to handle, so you simply can&#8217;t assume that everyone who walks into your room understands your medical condition or why you are being treated.<\/p>\n<p>You need to take steps to protect yourself from medical errors whenever you&#8217;re in a hospital, whether you&#8217;re there for surgery, testing, or some other condition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Bring someone with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.garmerprather.com\/blog\/in-the-hospital-take-steps-to-protect-yourself-from-mistakes\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading In the hospital? Take steps to protect yourself from mistakes\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hospitals are incredibly busy places, and mistakes happen all the time. 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