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401. UChicago Medicine Reduces Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism with AHRQ's Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/uni-chicago-medicine.html
     February 01, 2024 - distribution to a system-wide weekly nursing newsletter, the message to prevent VTE and reduce hospital injuries … Collaboration across trauma, orthopedics, neurology, and neurosurgery led to optimization of anticoagulation … practices in the trauma patient population, which was implemented through a standardized protocol. … practices in the trauma patient population, which was implemented through a standardized protocol. … distribution to a system-wide weekly nursing newsletter, the message to prevent VTE and reduce hospital injuries

402. Managing the aftermath of iatrogenic injury. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-aftermath-iatrogenic-injury
     January 02, 2008 - Commentary Managing the aftermath of iatrogenic injury. … Citation Text: Managing the aftermath of iatrogenic injury. Vincent C; Saunders A. … Cite Citation Citation Text: Managing the aftermath of iatrogenic injury

403. Microsoft Word - EcodeAddendum2001_2009.doc (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2004_06_add_09.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - The percentage of injury discharges with an injury E code is defined as: # of records with an injury … for identifying ICD-9-CM injury diagnoses and Injury E Codes are provided in Table 1 and Table 2. … dislocations; sprains and strains; intracranial injury; internal injury of thorax, abdomen, and pelvis … ; open wound of the head, neck, trunk, upper limb, and lower limb; injury to blood vessels; late effects … and spinal cord; traumatic complications and unspecified injuries; poisoning and toxic effects of

404. Ambulance stretcher adverse events. | PSNet
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     March 23, 2011 - While events occurred mostly during unloading of the stretcher from the ambulance, injuries ranged from … mild sprains to traumatic brain injuries and death. … documentation is associated with poor patient outcomes: a validation of audit filters for prehospital trauma

405. Appendix B23: Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb23.html
     December 01, 2017 - www.americangeriatrics.org/products/positionpapers/ Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Injury … The relationship between physical restraint removal and falls and injuries among nursing home patients … Fall and injury prevention in older people living in patiential care facilities: a cluster randomized

406. Appendix B2: Tracking Record for Improving Patient Safety TRIPS (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb2txt.html
     December 01, 2017 - ) __ No injury __ Minor injury/first aid only (ex: bruise, abrasion, skin tear) __ Major … injury (ex: laceration with suture, closed head injury, fracture) __ Death Treatment (check all … __ Injury (complete Part B) __ Noninjury Part B. … If injury, indicate site(s) injured in first column, and the type of injury for each site checked ("X … " all that apply): INJURY SITE TYPE OF INJURY   Left or Right Bruise, skin tear

407. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850450/psn-pdf
     June 14, 2023 - reserved for those patients with immediately life- threatening conditions like cardiac arrest, blunt trauma … for similar patients would consider possibilities such as cervical spine fractures, hypoxic brain injury … , vascular injury, stroke, airway trauma, and asystolic cardiac arrest secondary to carotid baroreceptor … Evidence of airway trauma, manifesting as stridor, difficulty speaking (dysphonia), or painful swallowing … Similarly, cervical spine fractures, hypoxic brain injury, and vascular (e.g., carotid artery, vertebral

408. Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
     July 21, 2022 - Included Excluded Aim Trials with the primary or secondary aim of reducing falls or fall-related injuries … Falls Mortality (all-cause and fall-related) Fall-related morbidity, defined as: Fall-related injuries … daily life instruments) Quality of life (validated instruments) Hospitalizations for fall-related injuries … Emergency department visits for fall-related injuries Institutionalizations (e.g., transition from

409. Trends in Emergency Department Visits, 2006-2011 #179
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb179-Emergency-Department-Trends.jsp
     September 01, 2014 - The rates of ED visits decreased for the two most common minor trauma conditions. … intracranial injury. … Many injuries appear on the top 20 list of conditions with the greatest decreases in rates. … Injuries with significant declines in the rate of ED visits included poisoning by nonmedicinal substances … (19 percent); open wounds of the extremities (18 percent); open wounds of the head, neck, and trunk

410. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod3sess2.html
     October 01, 2014 - Additional Tools and Resources Limiting Falls that Cause Injury Residents in long-term … However, what we can do is eliminate needless falls and limit the injuries from falls that do occur. … them. 10 Posey vests, pelvic restraints, and lap trays on geri-chairs all contribute to falls and to injuries … Relationship between physical restraint removal and falls and injuries among nursing home residents. … Available at http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/injuries/fallspx/index.html

411. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37514/psn-pdf
     February 04, 2015 - from a past study, investigators determined that hospitals assumed only 22% of costs associated with injuries … reforms or market interventions are also suggested as mechanisms to deal with the externalization of injury … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costs-adverse-drug-events-hospitalized-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costs-medical-injuries-utah-and-colorado

412. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40405/psn-pdf
     February 10, 2015 - In this context, the social cost refers to the economic costs associated with lives lost or injuries … billion-problem-annual-cost-measurable-medical-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-fault-compensation-medical-injuries-prospect-error-prevention … relation-between-malpractice-claims-and-adverse-events-due-negligence-results-harvard-medical https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-fault-compensation-new-zealand-harmonizing-injury-compensation-provider-accountability-and

413. Archived: Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - of falls resulting in injury as reported in the trials. … adults at average or high risk for falls, used alone or in combination, reduce falls or falls-related injury … Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) website. … https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/ . 2016. Accessed November 8, 2017. 2. … Injury . 2014;45(1):265-271. 38.

414. Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing reporting systems. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differences-reporting-care-related-patient-injuries-existing-reporting-systems
     December 12, 2018 - Commentary Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing … Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing reporting systems. … Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing reporting systems.

415. Appendix A. References and Equipment Sources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapa.html
     December 01, 2017 - Review article: Physical restraint removal, falls and injuries. … Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). … Fall and injury prevention in older people living in residential care facilities.

416. Beyond negligence: avoidability and medical injury compensation. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beyond-negligence-avoidability-and-medical-injury-compensation
     February 17, 2011 - Study Beyond negligence: avoidability and medical injury compensation. … Beyond negligence: avoidability and medical injury compensation. Soc Sci Med. 2008;66(2):387-402. … Beyond negligence: avoidability and medical injury compensation. … October 26, 2010 Disclosure of medical injury to patients: an improbable risk management … February 3, 2011 Medical monitoring for pharmaceutical injuries: tort law for the public's

417. Statistical Brief #114: Sports Related Concussions, 2008 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb114.pdf
     May 01, 2011 - Patient demographic characteristics (age, gender, and region), hospital characteristics (teaching and trauma … Less serious conditions such as a superficial injury or contusion, sprains and strains, and headache … ; contusion 18.9 Superficial injury; contusion 25.7 2 Sprains and strains 13.1 Open wounds of head … ; neck; and trunk 19.5 3 Headache; including migraine 9.4 Other injuries and conditions due to external … 4.5 Skull and face fractures 7.5 6 Other injuries and conditions due to external causes 4.5 Headache

418. Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man1.html
     December 01, 2017 - Fall-related injuries decrease the resident's quality of life and ability to function. … Residents who fall without injury often develop a fear of falling that leads to self-imposed limitation … One in every 10 residents who fall has a serious related injury and about 65,000 patients suffer a hip … Serious injuries. Increased risk of death. … Injuries resulting from falls are a major reason for lawsuits against facilities and staff, which can

419. Adverse and Temporary Harm Events in Long-Term-Care Hospitals (LTCH) Designated in Office of Inspector General Report1 as Clearly Preventable or Likely Preventable, by Clinical Category (pdf file)
     pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/oig-list-long-term-care-hospitals-2019.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - tract infection (CAUTI) Soft tissue or other nonsurgical infections • Infected, necrotic chest wall wound … infections Surgical-site infections • Cellulitis at PEG site • Infection at site of ankle surgery • Late wound … infection and subsequent partial dehiscence due to inadequate wound care • Wound infection of below … Patient Care Pressure ulcers • Stage 2 nasal pressure ulcer associated with face mask • Deep tissue injuries … not directly associated with anticoagulants • Gross hematuria due to trauma from urinary catheter placement

420. Recommendation: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
     June 04, 2024 - Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older adults in the US. … adults 65 years or older reported at least 1 fall in the past year and 10.2% reported a fall-related injury … In 2021, 38,742 deaths resulted from fall-related injuries. … at least 1 fall in the past year (714 falls per 1000 older adults) and 10.2% reported a fall-related injury … (170 fall-related injuries per 1000 older adults).