Primum non nocere |
Hippocrates Hippocrates is credited with first stating the phrase, "Primum Non Nocere", but there is no evidence he actually wrote or said it. This photo is of a statue of Hippocrates that stood in front of Wayne State University School of Medicine, when I was a student there. |
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website is dedicated to the principle of, "First, do no harm." It is intended to be a resource for information about the causes and prevention of medical error. |