Victoria Baskett Patient Safety Foundation

Victoria Baskett Patient Safety Foundation Inspire. Innovate. Inform. Improve My story began in June of 2013; I was enrolled in summer school at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

I visited five different healthcare providers in three days seeking assistance for swelling in my throat and face, and difficulty breathing. The first four providers diagnosed me with a severe case of strep throat, with the fourth provider leaning towards a possible diagnosis of Mumps. The fifth provider I visited was in the emergency room at UNC Hospitals. A CT revealed a calcium deposit in right

submandibular salivary gland. This led the doctor to believe my true diagnosis was Ludwig’s Angina, a deep neck space tissue infection. I was immediately rushed into emergency surgery, and then placed into a medically induced coma and on life support for the next three days. My parents were informed that if I would not have "found my voice" in the process of these healthcare visits, I would have had only 8-10 hours left to live. With thankfulness for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital, I strive to raise awareness as a patient advocate by sharing my story. We must bring preventable deaths due to medical errors to the forefront. Working together, we can each find our own voice in the mission to save lives by speaking up, one person at a time. The origin of my platform was a social media campaign entitled “Get in Tune and Just Breathe”. The purpose was to provide educational materials and resources to the public, assist them in knowing and asking the right questions of their healthcare providers, and speaking up when they have concerns. This initiative grew into Twitter and Facebook accounts in September 2013, has cultivated several statewide working relationships, saw the release of this platform website in April 2015, and secured my seat on both state and national advisory councils for patient and family engagement. As a result, I have partnered with the NC Department of Public Instruction, the NC Department of Public Health, the NC Hospital Association, the USO of NC, and the NC Association of Free Clinics in an effort to educate and share a mission of health literacy through the utilization of resources on my educational website portal and public speaking events. Over two years later, I am still reaching people through the original campaign as I continue to evolve my mission to more arenas. I have taken my voice as a survivor and advocate from the internet, to public venues speaking with schools, hospitals, and the USO, to people of all ages and health statuses, about health literacy, patient safety, and what they can do to ensure the care they receive is the highest quality and safest care possible. As a result of my dedication to this initiative, I was awarded the “Health Literacy Hero” award in October 2015 in celebration of Health Literacy Month, and my story will be shared at the 2016 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit. Do NOT sit back and say, "that could never happen to me." Become a part of the movement now and join us all as we work towards "zero preventable deaths by 2020." Find your voice in the journey towards engaging, educating and empowering the public about health literacy for patient safety. Spotlights:
1. http://patientsafetymovement.org/patient-stories/Victoria-Baskett/
2. http://www.healthliteracymonth.org/heroes-directory/306/victoria-weeks-baskett/

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