1. (12%) A study of 31,000 hospital admissions in New York State found that 4% of the admissions led to treatment-caused injuries. One-seventh of these treatment-caused injuries resulted in death, and one-fourth were caused by negligence. Malpractice claims were filed in one out of 7.5 cases involving negligence, and payments were made in one out of every two claims.
Let I = treatment-caused injury
D = death from injury
N = injury caused by negligence
M = malpractice claim filed
$ = payment made in claim