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1. Preventing medical injury. | PSNet
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   February 18, 2011 - Study Classic Preventing medical injury. … Preventing medical injury. … Reviewing cases of medical error in the Harvard Medical Practice Study, the authors attempt to gain insight … Preventing medical injury. … September 7, 2022 Changes in error patterns in unanticipated trauma deaths during 20

2. Identifying risk factors for medical injury. | PSNet
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   April 12, 2011 - Study Identifying risk factors for medical injury. … Identifying risk factors for medical injury. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006;18(3):203-10. … The medical injuries studied were limited to those within specific International Classification of Diseases … Identifying risk factors for medical injury. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006;18(3):203-10. … April 12, 2011 Medical injuries among hospitalized children.

3. Excess mortality caused by medical injury. | PSNet
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   June 29, 2011 - Study Excess mortality caused by medical injury. … Excess mortality caused by medical injury. Ann Fam Med. 2006;4(5):410-6. … The authors describe a state-based review of discharge diagnoses to identify medical injuries. … Excess mortality caused by medical injury. Ann Fam Med. 2006;4(5):410-6. … June 29, 2011 Medical injuries among hospitalized children.

4. Missing Trauma | PSNet
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   March 03, 2011 - for injury or damage.( 1 ) Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines injury as "damage; wound; trauma" … and likewise defines trauma as "wound; an injury inflicted, usually more or less suddenly, by some … Ultimately, caregivers realize that there are no injuries and then move on to look for other, medical … Other common errors in trauma care involve missed injuries. … In evaluating the extent of injury after penetrating wounds, we continue to be guided by an old saw,

5. Beyond negligence: avoidability and medical injury compensation. | PSNet
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   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. … injury . … Beyond negligence: avoidability and medical injury compensation. … February 3, 2011 Medical monitoring for pharmaceutical injuries: tort law for the public's

6. Missing the Point—Eye Injury | PSNet
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   March 01, 2005 - Complete history taking includes prior eye history, medical history, nature of any injury, and the presence … protection, and both globe and intracranial injury are therefore common concomitant injuries. … Lacerations and wounds involving the eyelid must be carefully evaluated for possible globe and intracranial … Medicine Assistant Professor and Attending Physician New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical … Computed tomography in the diagnosis and prognosis of open-globe injuries.

7. Costs of medical injuries in Utah and Colorado. | PSNet
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   June 30, 2021 - Study Classic Costs of medical injuries in Utah and Colorado … Citation Text: Costs of medical injuries in Utah and Colorado. … injuries in Utah and Colorado. … June 30, 2021 Error reduction in trauma care: lessons from an anonymized, national, multicenter … February 18, 2011 Preventing medical injury.

8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2009 - for injury or damage.(1) Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines injury as "damage; wound; trauma" and … likewise defines trauma as "wound; an injury inflicted, usually more or less suddenly, by some physical … Ultimately, caregivers realize that there are no injuries and then move on to look for other, medical … Other common errors in trauma care involve missed injuries. … In evaluating the extent of injury after penetrating wounds, we continue to be guided by an old saw,

9. Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution Following Medical Injury. | PSNet
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   May 03, 2023 - Multi-use Website Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution Following Medical … Injury. … Citation Text: Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution Following Medical Injury. … Injury. … May 31, 2023 The Financial and Human Cost of Medical Error... and How Massachusetts Can

10. Patients' experiences with communication-and-resolution programs after medical injury. | PSNet
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    May 05, 2021 - injury. … Patients' Experiences With Communication-and-Resolution Programs After Medical Injury. … Patients' Experiences With Communication-and-Resolution Programs After Medical Injury. … February 14, 2017 Improving reconciliation following medical injury: a qualitative study … April 22, 2011 Claiming behaviour in a no-fault system of medical injury: a descriptive

11. Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery | PSNet
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    January 19, 2016 - The patient had no significant past medical history and did not take any home medications. … The injury could be a result of direct injury during laparoscopic port insertion (access injury) or during … One advantage of laparoscopic surgery is that repeat laparoscopy can be performed without much trauma … Communication, teams, and medical mistakes. Ann Surg. 2007;245:173-175. [go to PubMed] 10. … Association between implementation of a medical team training program and surgical mortality.

12. Spotlight (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - billion in healthcare expenditures.2 • Extensor and flexor tendons may be injured due to penetrating trauma … – In a study of 165 patients undergoing wound exploration after hand laceration, 32% of tendon injuries … with the hand in the same position as it was during the injury. – Wounds should be evaluated for active … ● If a tendon injury cannot be ruled out after wound exploration and functional testing, assume an … Medico-legal risks associated to hand and wrist trauma. World J Crit Care Med. 2022;11(1):40- 47.

13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 31, 2024 - In a study of 165 patients undergoing wound exploration after hand laceration, 32% of tendon injuries … Explore wounds for evidence of arterial bleeding, foreign body, tendon injury, and arthrotomy. … If a tendon injury cannot be ruled out after wound exploration and functional testing, assume an occult … injury exists. … Medico-legal risks associated to hand and wrist trauma. World J Crit Care Med. 2022;11(1):40-47.

14. Errors in Managing an Open Wound of the Elbow Leading to Multiple Complications and Operations | PSNet
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    September 27, 2023 - Both the past medical history and the history of the injury itself are important to ascertain. … Past medical history identifies patient-level risk factors that affect wound healing. … causing neurovascular injuries, fractures, or, for the torso, hemopneumothorax or intra-abdominal injury … The wound examination and discussion with the patient should be clearly documented in the medical record … Primary closure versus delayed closure for non bite traumatic wounds within 24 hours post injury.

15. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong. | PSNet
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    March 03, 2021 - cases, have a 15% mortality rate, and account for 81% of trocar injury-related deaths. 3,4 Bowel injuries … Conclusion The patient in this case had a complicated medical history and anatomy. … wound closure. … Unintended retention of drain material in contaminated wounds is a known problem, but studies documenting … J Trauma . 2007;62(4):1051-1052. [ Available at ] Anagnostakos K, Thiery A, Sahan I.

16. Patient risk factors for medical injury: a case–control study. | PSNet
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    April 12, 2011 - Study Patient risk factors for medical injury: a case–control study. … Patient risk factors for medical injury: a case-control study. … This study observed an increased risk for medical injuries in patients with higher severity of illness … Patient risk factors for medical injury: a case-control study. … November 16, 2022 Medical injuries among hospitalized children.

17. Medical injuries among hospitalized children. | PSNet
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    February 15, 2017 - Study Medical injuries among hospitalized children. … Medical injuries among hospitalized children. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(3):202-7. … Investigators used the Wisconsin Medical Injury Prevention Program (WMIPP) screening method to analyze … The overall rate of medical injuries was 3.4%, with the most frequent areas for improvement around medications … Medical injuries among hospitalized children. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(3):202-7.

18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    September 25, 2024 - Both the past medical history and the history of the injury itself are important to ascertain. … Past medical history identifies patient-level risk factors that affect wound healing. … causing neurovascular injuries, fractures, or, for the torso, hemopneumothorax or intra-abdominal injury … The wound examination and discussion with the patient should be clearly documented in the medical record … Primary closure versus delayed closure for non bite traumatic wounds within 24 hours post injury.

19. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray | PSNet
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    November 25, 2020 - In a study of 165 patients undergoing wound exploration after hand laceration, 32% of tendon injuries … Explore wounds for evidence of arterial bleeding, foreign body, tendon injury, and arthrotomy. … If a tendon injury cannot be ruled out after wound exploration and functional testing, assume an occult … injury exists. … Medico-legal risks associated to hand and wrist trauma.

20. Regulating compensation for injuries associated with medical error. | PSNet
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    February 15, 2023 - Commentary Regulating compensation for injuries associated with medical error. … Citation Text: Regulating compensation for injuries associated with medical error. Corbett A. … Cite Citation Citation Text: Regulating compensation for injuries … associated with medical error. … July 14, 2010 No-fault compensation in New Zealand: harmonizing injury compensation,