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141. Appendix C8: Fall Interventions Plan Sample | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Orthostatic Hypotension Risk Factor: Unsafe Behavior Selected Interventions ___ Low blood pressure … Behavior management strategies _X_ Increase assistance and surveillance    _X_ Position or pressure … Increase activities involvement    ___ Other ___________________________ _X_ Reduce risk of injury

142. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2025 - ■ Improve patient outcomes (e.g., reduced pressure injuries, infection rates, falls). … , and pressure injuries compared to normal weight. … There were significant differences in NHs with high and low rates of falls, falls with injuries, pressure … Results showed there was no overall decline in pressure injury rates for treatment relative to matched … /index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressure-injury/index.html

143. Surgical robot examined in injuries. | PSNet
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     April 27, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Surgical robot examined in injuries. … Citation Text: Surgical robot examined in injuries. Carreyrou J. … explains that such errors may have been exacerbated by inadequate clinician training and production pressures … Cite Citation Citation Text: Surgical robot examined in injuries

144. DXCCSR-ChangeLog-v20191-v20201 (xls file)
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     October 01, 2019 - Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left elbow SKN003 Pressure ulcer of skin L89106 Pressure-induced … Pressure ulcer of skin L89216 Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right hip SKN003 Pressure ulcer … Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified buttock SKN003 Pressure ulcer of skin L89316 Pressure-induced … Pressure ulcer of skin L89606 Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified heel SKN003 Pressure … L89626 Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left heel SKN003 Pressure ulcer of skin L89816 Pressure-induced

145. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2003 - The anesthesiologist then noted a rapid decrease in the patient’s blood pressure and increasing tachycardia … , indicating a possible vascular injury. … Pressure was applied and vascular surgery was consulted. … underreporting of vascular injury. … How can this type of injury be prevented?

146. Enhancing Patient Safety Through Cognition and Communication (M-Safety Lab) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2021 - Identify areas of skin at risk for developing pressure ulcers (recently renamed by expert organizations … as pressure injury) from exposure to intense or prolonged pressure, moisture, friction, and shear and … The M-Safety Lab created a patient safety display—a digital bedside display of catheter and wound information … display improved provider's awareness of indwelling urinary catheters, central venous catheters, and pressure … injuries (formerly called "pressure ulcers").

147. Estimating the economic cost of nurse sensitive adverse events amongst patients in medical and surgical settings. | PSNet
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     July 11, 2018 - Some adverse events are sensitive to aspects of nursing care , including pressure injuries , falls, … Shift-to-shift nursing handover interventions associated with improved inpatient outcomes - falls, pressure … injuries and medication administration errors: an integrative review. … room hospital accommodation associated with differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls, pressure

148. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 26, 2016 - The most common adverse events reported were pressure ulcers and fall- related injuries or deaths. … serious-reportable-events-healthcare-2011-update https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities

149. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     December 01, 2010 - injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, … Slough or eschar may be present on some parts of the wound bed. … Suspected deep tissue injury Purple or maroon localized area of discolored intact skin or blood-filled … Ulcers (2) Skin changes can appear days after the tissue injury Pressure ulcers often cause pain initially—may … Guidelines for the prevention of pressure ulcers. Wound Rep Reg. 2008; 16:151-168.

150. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     October 01, 2011 - year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease was admitted to a trauma … service after injuries suffered from an assault and battery. … The patient’s injuries included a left shoulder dislocation and a minimally displaced fracture of a thoracic … In reviewing the medical records, the PT noted the initial shoulder injury on admission. … ICU (4) In addition to providing a general assessment, the PT expressed concern that the shoulder injury

151. Hospital Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Process Millions of patients visit hospital emergency departments (EDs) each year for a variety of injuries … Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program AHRQ developed the Pressure Injury Prevention … injury prevention program. … Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Each year, more than 2.5 million people in the United States … develop pressure ulcers.

152. Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - the On-Time electronic reports into current workflow to help inform pressure ulcer wound interventions … , and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance’s Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers Guidelines … ___ Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) Pressure Ulcer Guidelines ___ Other (specify … ___ ___   Selection of dressings based on wound characteristics? … ___ ___   Appropriate use of topical wound agents?

153. Describe How a Plan or Provider Can Influence a Quality Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) URL: https://www.massgeneral.org/quality-and-safety/patient-safety/pressure-injury-prevalence … (To view complete information, go to https://www.massgeneral.org/quality-and-safety/patient-safety/pressure-injury-prevalence … Overall, the rate of patients who have pressure ulcers at MGH is low. … that nurses have the necessary knowledge for skin assessment and intervention they attend a Phase I Wound … Bed surface is a key factor in preventing pressure ulcers.

154. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2016 - Towards international consensus on patient harm: perspectives on pressure injury policy. … Towards international consensus on patient harm: perspectives on pressure injury policy. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/towards-international-consensus-patient-harm-perspectives-pressure-injury … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/towards-international-consensus-patient-harm-perspectives-pressure-injury-policy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/towards-international-consensus-patient-harm-perspectives-pressure-injury-policy

155. Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization | PSNet
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     September 01, 2012 - Left ventricular pressures can be measured with a catheter advanced across the aortic valve. … instance, the operator was falsely reassured by the presence of a normal pressure reading, suggesting … that the tip of the catheter was not against the wall, when in fact, the pressure sensor was likely … Radiology technologists and nurses, who should be reviewing images and pressures during the case, can … Immediate recognition of iatrogenic injuries during cardiac catheterization enables more timely and effective

156. Challenges and potential solutions for patient safety in an infectious-agent-isolation environment: a study of 484 COVID-19-related event reports across 94 hospitals | PSNet
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     October 27, 2021 - The most common safety events included pressure injuries or other skin integrity events, falls, and medication-related … October 13, 2018 Trauma Resuscitation Using in situ Simulation Team Training (TRUST) … July 21, 2021 Learning during crisis: the impact of COVID-19 on hospital-acquired pressure … injury incidence.

157. Appendix B8: Unsafe Behavior Worksheet (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - ( ) Postural hypotension ≥20 mm Hg drop in systolic pressure with position change … Orthostatic Hypotension Risk Factor: Unsafe Behavior Selected Interventions __ Low blood pressure … __ Behavior management strategies __ Increase assistance and surveillance    __ Position or pressure … _ Increase activities involvement    __ Other ___________________________ __ Reduce risk of injury

158. Appendix B. Prioritize Opportunities for Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide Appendix B. … Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide Overview Get Ready Pressure Injury Prevention Program … Firm up your Implementation Team Leader, Core Team, Pressure Injury Team, and pressure injury champions … They might include ideas such as universal pressure injury precautions, pressure injury risk screening … Alternatively, you might decide to group ideas under the major categories in the pressure injury clinical

159. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2022 - Or they were used to a certain type of protective foam to prevent pressure injuries and now they must … With regard to pressure injuries for patients in the prone position, staff had to think about how to … We saw pressure injuries and as soon as these events occurred, we saw staff problem-solving and doing … The other thing that we saw related to pressure injuries was a type of skin lesion the National Pressure … COVID skin looks very much like deep tissue injury, or other types of pressure injury, but is actually

160. Appendix B31: Engineer Wheelchair Inspection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Use a tire gauge to check tire pressure if the tire is air-filled. If it is low, look for leaks. … of dirt and grime, remove and clean. ___ If air-filled tire is soft, inflate until firm and at the pressure … Brake Check The tires must be filled to the correct pressure before checking brakes.