Study: Drug errors threaten kids when hospitalized

By Amanda St. Amand

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Scary statistics are out today from a new study that says medicine mix-ups harm about one out of every 15 hospitalized children.

As a parent, I know when my son was hospitalized for surgeries four different times I stayed by his side around-the-clock. I kept as close an eye on him as possible, watching for signs of pain, of fever, of hunger, of thirst, of boredom. (Boredom and pain tied as the biggest threat.)

But when it come to painkillers or antibiotics, I stood back and let the nurses and doctors do their thing. I wouldn’t have known if they made a…