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421. Tool: Structural Assessment (doc file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/structuralasst-tool.docx
     January 01, 2017 - supine (flat) patient positioning unless clinically indicated (i.e., hemodynamic instability, orthopedic injury

422. TeamSTEPPS® Instructor Manual: Specialty Scenarios | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2014 - Trauma load was heavy all night long. A patient has come to the Lab for a blood draw. … Both shifts start scrambling to get the Trauma Bay ready. … Looking into the bay, Nancy Moody, the night nurse, sees that the trauma surgeon has not arrived and … They seem overwhelmed by the extent of the patient's injuries. … the situational leader when the x ray team is temporarily immobilized by the sight of the patient's injuries

423. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - o Decreased central nervous system input (head injury, ingestion of central nervous system depressant … o Peripheral nerve/neuromuscular junction (spinal cord injury, organophosphate/carbamate poisoning,

424. Planning Grants Final Evaluation Report: Longitudinal Evaluation of the PSML Reform Demonstration Program (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - the establishment of the Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution following Medical Injury … All complaints involved some additional patient care and most complaints (70%) resulted in some new injury … some new unanticipated injury compared to non-IC/SDM complaints (35%; p = 0.001)” (Posner et al., 2013 … and establishment of the Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution following Medical Injury … grievances to formal claims against Wishard alleging malpractice or other actions leading to patient injury

425. TeamSTEPPS® Instructor Manual: Specialty Scenarios | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2014 - At 2200, two emergency trauma cases arrive. … Comments This scenario demonstrates how managing resources can prevent inefficiency or potential injury … chronic pain patient jumps from the hospital roof and sustains severe and multiple life-threatening injuries … The trauma surgeons request access to the Operating Room (OR) for immediate laparotomy and other repairs … Comments This scenario demonstrates how cross-monitoring team members can help prevent error, damage, or injury

426. Intramuscular Injections – Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - intramuscular (IM) administration is important to make sure the vaccine does its job and to avoid shoulder injury … and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations do not require you to wear gloves unless you have open wounds

427. Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - You also need to avoid activities and sports that could cause injury. … To prevent injury indoors: Be very careful using knives and scissors. Use an electric razor. … To prevent injury outdoors: Always wear shoes. Wear gloves when using sharp tools.

428. Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - CANDOR Family-Centered Rounds Toolkit MATCH Toolkit NICU Toolkit Pressure Injury … How do you measure fall and fall-related injury rates?     5.2.

429. Regulation of Health Policy: Patient Safety and the States (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - involved whether and how to include “near misses”—non-AEs that are caught before they could cause injury … or disability or the immediate danger of serious injury or disability”); and Class C (an adverse event … Nevada defines a sentinel event as “an unexpected occurrence” involving death or serious injury or the … , or the risk thereof.”7 Serious injury, under the JCAHO provisions, includes loss of limb or function … According to JCAHO, the classification of an AE that was avoided or did not result in injury is drawn

430. Data Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2024 - Systems (1) Hospital Characteristics (2) Hospitalizations (10) Household Spending (1) Injuries

431. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - MPSMS (2013) In-Hospital Patient Falls 240,000 7.2 Obstetric Adverse Events PSI (2013) OB Trauma … Fall and injury prevention (Chapter 10). In: Hughes RG, ed. … Preventing falls and eliminating injury at Ascension Health. … The road to zero preventable birth injuries. … Eliminating birth trauma at Ascencion Health.

432. Examples of Patient Harm Related to Invasive Devices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Teamwork and Communication Definitions and Tools Several examples of severe patient injury … The virulent organism caused a severe infection and irreversible injury to the patient.

433. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/legbags-faqs.docx
     March 01, 2017 - requiring CNA’s to mix caustic solutions (bleach) for cleaning due to the potential for occupational health injury … Also, appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn to prevent a splashing injury. c

434. 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Executive Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - • The leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injuries … However, unintentional injury is the leading cause of years of potential life lost (YPLL). … • Death rates from unintentional injury have been rising, while deaths from heart disease and cancer

435. Part 3: Trends in Access and Priorities of the National Quality Strategy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2020 - Difficulty Getting Care When Wanted: Adults Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury … less likely than privately insured Hispanic adults to receive needed care right away for an illness, injury … Difficulty Getting Care When Wanted: Children Children who needed care right away for an illness, injury

436. Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety (doc file)
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     June 16, 2021 - Licensed Nurse Registered Nurse (RN) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Wound Care Nurse ( e. … In this survey, “resident safety” means preventing resident injuries, incidents, and harm to residents

437. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Shoulder Dystocia (doc file)
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     May 01, 2017 - Effects of shoulder dystocia training on the incidence of brachial plexus injury. … Shoulder dystocia and injuries: prevention and management. … This procedure is considered a heroic measure due to the significant risk of brachial plexus injury associated

438. How to Enter the Challenge | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury … whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from participation in this prize contest, whether the injury

439. TeamSTEPPS Specialty Scenarios: Ancillary Services (pdf file)
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     March 19, 2014 - Both shifts start scrambling to get the Trauma Bay ready. … Looking into the bay, Nancy Moody, the night nurse, sees that the trauma surgeon has not arrived and … They seem overwhelmed by the extent of the patient’s injuries. … the situational leader when the x ray team is temporarily immobilized by the sight of the patient’s injuries … Trauma load was heavy all night long, and a patient has come to the lab for a blood draw.

440. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2017 - , Closed"[Mesh] OR "Craniocerebral Trauma"[Mesh] OR "Cerebrovascular Trauma"[Mesh] OR "Cerebrovascular … Ostomy/wound Mgmt. 2016 Nov;62(11):30. d Weiser TG, Semel ME, Simon AE, et al. … Ostomy Wound Manage. 2016 Nov;62(11):30-8. Boltz MM, Hollenbeak CS, Julian KG, et al. … The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three Midwestern hospitals. … Ostomy Wound Manage. 2016 Nov;62(11):30-8. 65 Mendizabal A, Thibault DP, Willis AW.