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People who want to criminalize this kind of accident are clueless about the inherent weakness of humans. Humans are not flawless machines. We have malpractice laws and lawsuits for errors and omissions… Much of the progress that has been made in improving patient safety has come because of non-punitive approaches to error identification and reporting. An entire science has developed around improving patient safety by honest, competent professionals. Perfect clinicians do not exist, no matter how much we want them to be 100% perfect and eternally flawless. Patient safety will be worsened by criminalizing accidents in this manner.