When: Hospital of Doom

Afternoons can be dangerous time to be a patient.

Something happens in the TROUGH that makes it FAR MORE PERILOUS than any other time of the day!

1. You are 3x more likely to receive a potentially fatal dose of anesthesia.
2. You are more likely to die within 48 hours of surgery.
3. More cancerous growths go undetected.
4. Internists are 26% more likely to prescribe unnecessary antibiotics for viral infections.
5. Staff are 10% less likely to wash their hands before treating patients.

Sourced from: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing