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3061. Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care | PSNet
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      November 25, 2020 - Patients with dangerous medical conditions and traumatic injuries may present with normal or near-normal … and trauma patients. 20 Several strategies exist to help crowded EDs minimize harm and reduce delays … “aides to replicate clinical scenarios.” 25   A recent focused review of simulation used for acute trauma … Multidisciplinary Simulation-Based Team Training for Trauma Resuscitation: A Scoping Review. … WebM&M Cases Intraosseous Line Extravasation in a Pediatric Trauma

3062. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2014 - We graded every hospital for which there's adequate data on errors, accidents, and injuries. … How do I protect them from the errors and injuries that are rampant? What can I do better?

3063. In Conversation with…Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD | PSNet
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      June 01, 2005 - Pronovost: When I was a fourth-year medical student at Johns Hopkins, my dad died from a medical mistake—his … a particular patient safety intervention is going to save large numbers of lives or reduce serious injuries … Clinicians reviewing medical records often disagree in labeling cases as adverse events from medical … Internal Bleeding: The Truth Behind America's Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes. … July 14, 2010 Measurable outcomes of quality improvement in the trauma intensive care

3064. Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice | PSNet
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      May 01, 2009 - these missteps happens with stunning frequency in office practice, and each creates a potential for injury … Medical malpractice. N Engl J Med. 2004;350:283-292. [go to PubMed] 4. … A preliminary taxonomy of medical errors in family practice. … The Unity of Mistakes: A Phenomenological Analysis of Medical Work. … So incorporating that into medical school and even residency would help.

3065. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - Boothman joined the University in 2001, and soon developed a pioneering approach to medical mistakes … always wash their hands before they touch me, but if I come into the emergency room with a stab wound … Skip Campbell [the Chief Medical Officer] has revolutionized peer review. He's made it relevant. … You have to have medical people like Skip Campbell who are equally fearless and not defensive. … the patient about what he or she might have done better and how they might have contributed to the injury

3066. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2015 - is a very heterogeneous measure; basically all that these events have in common is that they were injuries … or harms due to medical care. … with either the trigger tool or, even the more research-oriented version of it, the classic Harvard Medical … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-adverse-events-and-negligence-hospitalized-patients-results-harvard-medical … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-adverse-events-and-negligence-hospitalized-patients-results-harvard-medical

3067. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 31, 2021 - multiple sclerosis and neurogenic bladder presented to the emergency department (ED) of an academic medical … Common examples include pneumonia, Clostridium difficile infection, pressure injuries, delirium, and … diarrhea in an incontinent patient with skin breakdown on the “backside” should have raised an alarm, as wound … The use of a video visit for wound care is possible as skin and wound tissue can be adequately evaluated … Wesley Valdes, DO Telehealth and Wound Specialist Sacramento, CA wesley.valdes@gmail.com Garth Utter

3068. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2012 - Classen, MD, MS, is Chief Medical Information Officer for Pascal Metrics and an Associate Professor … DC: When we had a home grown electronic medical record at LDS Hospital and we could identify triggers … we now have automated the Global Trigger Tool within health systems in their commercial electronic medical … of adverse events in hospital patients, and it moves patient safety from a retrospective focus on injury … traffic control–type monitoring system that can monitor patients when they have a fully electronic medical

3069. In Conversation With… Brian Jarman, PhD | PSNet
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      March 01, 2015 - is an emeritus professor at Imperial College School of Medicine and a past president of the British Medical … We as a medical profession had an obligation to make that information available for these parents. … We had in a very large room 2000 medical notes from Bristol. … RW : There's been debate in the medical literature about using the HSMR as a quality measure, and some … demonstrate an average or below average R-AHMR, given that most quality problems, while associated with injury

3070. A Missed Bowel Perforation - the Importance of Diagnostic Reasoning | PSNet
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      January 29, 2021 - Relevant Financial Relationships : As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines an ineligible company as “ … role in diagnostic error include reimbursement structures that discourage consultation, incomplete medical … perforations. 21 Other identified risk factors include older age, presence of comorbidities, 22 acute kidney injury … Inadequacies of physical examination as a cause of medical errors and adverse events: a collection of

3071. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Despite aggressive resuscitation efforts, the child suffered massive brain injury and subsequently died … the-captain-of-the-ship" strategy is stereotypically surgical and "the- orchestra-conductor" strategy is stereotypically medical

3072. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 28, 2024 - lacking.11 In this case, the addition of a nasogastric tube during ERCP may have increased the risk of injury … Surgical airway kits are part of the emergency medical equipment that should be available and checked … has aspirated with 100% oxygen, utilizing airway adjuncts including LMAs as needed Timothy Do, BS Medical

3073. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 04, 2006 - Reports of several patient injuries following early discharge suggest that postoperative complications … Division of General Internal MedicineBrigham and Women's HospitalAdjunct Assistant ProfessorWeill Medical

3074. The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered Patient Safety Tool | PSNet
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      November 21, 2018 - and the design and location of hazards like furniture—can contribute to patient falls and associated injuries

3075. High Reliability | PSNet
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      January 29, 2020 - A regional health system in Canada reported a decrease in adverse events such as falls, pressure injuries

3076. Spotlight (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2021 - – For example, resuscitating a patient who is DNR (“do not resuscitate”) can lead to injury to the … • Medical social workers can assist in facilitating communication with and among family members and … • A medical social worker, chaplain, or other psychosocial provider may help patients and family to … Life- Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Program in New York and shared medical decision making at the end … Role of a medical social worker in improving quality of life for patients with advanced cancer with a

3077. In Conversation with...Joseph Britto, MD | PSNet
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      February 01, 2007 - was founded in 1999 by Britto and Jason and Charlotte Maude, whose daughter Isabel was harmed by a medical … There isn't a corpus of medical knowledge or rules that I, or anyone on the team, has actually sat down … But you can also apply it to medical records. … Rarely, the error may cause injury or death. … Physicians integrate their perception of the facts in the context of their medical knowledge base.

3078. Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and Umpires Have in Common? | PSNet
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      February 01, 2007 - In an ideal world, medical decisions would be made using "normative" techniques—decision-making processes … Medical trainees, whose clinical experience is progressively being fragmented by work hour restrictions … Rarely, the error may cause injury or death. … Physicians integrate their perception of the facts in the context of their medical knowledge base. … But you can also apply it to medical records.

3079. A Fatal Twist in Pseudohyperkalemia | PSNet
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      February 10, 2021 - Relevant Financial Relationships : As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines an ineligible company as “ … especially in busy clinical settings such as the ED. 2–4 Hemolysis is defined as a generalized process of injury … WebM&M Cases Intraosseous Line Extravasation in a Pediatric Trauma

3080. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 18, 2024 - Per emergency medical services (EMS) report, the patient went into cardiorespiratory arrest and cardiopulmonary … significant reduction in the number of unrecognized esophageal intubations and cases of hypoxic brain injury … P stands for pneumothorax, which typically occurs in trauma patients with rib fractures or patients … J Trauma Inj. 2019;32(3):136-142. [Free full text] 7. Xuan Q, Lyu Z, Chen Q, et al.