It's a bit different because a doctor's mistake can lead to an irreversible outcome.
That's true of some engineers (those who design bridges or the software that goes in a pacemaker or car ECU), but not others (the engineer that designs alarm clocks .. or the ones that design half the shit Big Clive buys from China).
Sure mistakes in other fields can lead to loss of work or infrastructure changes/mistakes that lead to millions being lost in revenue, but rarely something as irreversible as death.
You're thinking small. Imagine the impact a bug in a FEM software package could cause if everything was then designed to be half the strength it should. Or a low quality chainsaw chain pin that would randomly break and release a sharpened chain at high speed. A propane water heater that isn't vented correctly, suffocating everyone in the house when the wind changes direction. Or even furniture that has screws that are too long, so the kid who jumps on the couch gets stabbed.
These kinds of examples are everywhere. Doctors aren't special snowflakes who hold human life in the palm of their hand, everyone from bus drivers to lawyers to electricians can kill people if they screw up.
That's true of some engineers (those who design bridges or the software that goes in a pacemaker or car ECU), but not others (the engineer that designs alarm clocks .. or the ones that design half the shit Big Clive buys from China).
Sure mistakes in other fields can lead to loss of work or infrastructure changes/mistakes that lead to millions being lost in revenue, but rarely something as irreversible as death.