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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49752/psn-pdf
January 01, 2016 - Inadvertent Use of More Potent Acid Leads to Burn
January 1, 2016
Maibach HI. Inadvertent Use of More Potent Acid Leads to Burn. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-use-more-potent-acid-leads-burn
The Case
A 31-year-old woman came to the clinic for a routine well-woman evaluation. She…
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December 16, 2004 - Mark My Limb
December 1, 2004
Jacott WE, O'Leary D. Mark My Limb. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mark-my-limb
The Case
A patient went to the operating room (OR) for surgery on the lower leg. Per the Universal Protocol, the
surgeon marked the proper leg prior to bringing the patient to the O…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49411/psn-pdf
July 01, 2003 - Code Status Confusion
July 1, 2003
Lo B, Tulsky JA. Code Status Confusion. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-status-confusion
Case Objectives
Appreciate challenges of determining goals of care in hospitalized patients
Understand patients’ common misconceptions about CPR
List typical mist…
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November 08, 2013 - Diffusion of Responsibility Leads to Danger
Citation Text:
Balcezak TJ, Deshpande O. Diffusion of Responsibility Leads to Danger. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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August 14, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Reconciling Doses
Citation Text:
Federico F. Reconciling Doses. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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April 24, 2018 - The Fluidity of Diagnostic "Wet Reads"
Citation Text:
Lee CS, Hess CP. The Fluidity of Diagnostic "Wet Reads". PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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October 01, 2016 - Caution, Interrupted
Citation Text:
Wears RL. Caution, Interrupted. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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October 01, 2018 - CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other
Citation Text:
Feil M. CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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February 01, 2013 - Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to
Significant Complications
February 1, 2013
Shapiro DS. Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications. PSNet
[internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-treatment-failure-contact-patient-leads-significant-complicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empiric-steroids-good-bad-and-ugly
June 01, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Empiric Steroids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Citation Text:
Harris ED. Empiric Steroids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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March 01, 2004 - Deaths Not Foretold: Are Unexpected Deaths Useful Patient Safety Signals?
Citation Text:
Shojania KG. Deaths Not Foretold: Are Unexpected Deaths Useful Patient Safety Signals?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/speaking-patient-safety-what-they-dont-tell-you-training-about-feedback-and-burnout
January 22, 2020 - Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About Feedback and Burnout
Citation Text:
Adair KC, Frankel A, Sexton B. Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About Feedback and Burnout. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
February 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Near Miss with Bedside Medications
Citation Text:
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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June 01, 2004 - Listen to the Family
June 1, 2004
Campbell D. Listen to the Family. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/listen-family
The Case
Vascular surgery was consulted for placement of a dialysis catheter in a patient on the medical floor. The
surgical resident examined the patient, an elderly woman with …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49390/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - Flying Object Hits MRI
February 1, 2003
Gosbee JW, Gosbee LL. Flying Object Hits MRI. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/flying-object-hits-mri
The Case
A child was brought to the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room for a brain scan. Accompanied by an
anesthesiologist, the child was receiving…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49697/psn-pdf
December 01, 2013 - Check the Anesthesia Machine
December 1, 2013
Saddawi-Konefka D, Cooper JB. Check the Anesthesia Machine. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-anesthesia-machine
The Case
A 62-year-old man with weight of 134 kg (body mass index [BMI] of 40) and history of hypertension,
diabetes, sleep apnea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49387/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - Patient Mix-Up
February 1, 2003
Shojania KG. Patient Mix-Up. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-mix
The Case
Joe Smith [not his real name], a 42-year-old man with nausea and vomiting for 4 days, was on the general
medical service at an academic medical center. Overnight, another man wit…
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April 26, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Intubation Mishap
Citation Text:
Weinger MB, Blike G. Intubation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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April 01, 2015 - Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire
April 1, 2015
Mehta SP, Domino KM. Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fire-hole-or-fire
The Case
A patient was taken to the operating room (OR) to undergo a planned laparoscopic subtotal colon resection
for a biopsy-proven adenocarcinom…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33823/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Workplace Safety in Health Care
January 1, 2017
Simon RW, Canacari EG. Workplace Safety in Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workplace-safety-health-care
Perspective
The patient safety movement has highlighted the risks that patients face when receiving health care. But,
impo…