After his new-born twins were almost accidentally killed in hospital, actor Dennis Quaid is determined to raise awareness upon the accidents produced by medical staff.

In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Dennis Quaid talked about the peril stemming from medical mistakes. He stated that nearly 100,000 Americans are killed in medical centers due to such medical mistakes, highlighting that, even though these figures outstrip the death toll of AIDS, breast cancer or car accidents, there is a general failure in recognizing it as a severe problem.

“These mistakes that happened to us are not unique ... they happen in every hospital, in every state in this country,” Quaid raised the alarm.

The “Vantage Point” star’s interest in this issue stems from an incident that took place in November, when his newborn twin almost died from an overdose of heparin, a blood thinner. The dose administered to the two babies was 1,000 times higher than normal. Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center when they received the overdose. They were delivered by a surrogate and seem healthy, without any side effects caused by the incident.

“It basically turned their blood to the consistency of water, where it had a complete inability to clot. They were basically bleeding out at that point,” Quaid said.

Moreover, the hospital staff failed to announce the parents of the two toddlers about their condition until the next day.       

Dennis Quaid, 53, and his 36-year old wife, Kimberley claim that the cause of the incident was the fact that the pediatric and adult doses have similar packages. Even though heparin maker, Baxter International changed packaging, the company didn’t issue a recall of the vials, stating that the product was effective and safe, provided the medical staff administer it correctly.