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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/longitudinal-study-multifaceted-intervention-reduce-newborn-falls-while-preserving-rooming
March 20, 2019 - implementation, the hospital achieved one year without any newborn falls and there were no fall-related injuries … Shift-to-shift nursing handover interventions associated with improved inpatient outcomes - falls, pressure … injuries and medication administration errors: an integrative review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-symptomatic-subdural-hematoma-following-initially-normal-ct-head
March 27, 2024 - were worse when supine, but nocturnal headaches can be the presenting sign of elevated intracranial pressure … keep patients awake at night should prompt repeat imaging given the concern for elevated intracranial pressure … which allows time for the brain to adapt to tissue displacement and modestly increased intracranial pressure … Incidence of delayed intracranial hemorrhage in older patients after blunt head trauma. … Trauma Surg Acute Care Open . 2018;3(1):e000129. [ Free full text ] Borst J, Godat LN, Berndtson AE,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T1-Medical_Care_Referral_Form_Word_doc_for_html_only.doc
June 02, 2025 - including recent fever pattern and change in recent/current health status:
CURRENT VITAL SIGNS
Blood pressure … Suspected minor injury
Yes No ?
Suspected serious injury
Yes No ? … New or increasing pus draining from wound
Y
N
?
New breakdown
Y
N
? … New or expanding redness around wound
Y
N
?
Pain / tenderness
Y
N
?
Warmth
Y
N
?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-mvpguide.pdf
January 01, 2017 - (so-called ZEEP)6-15 and limiting plateau pressures to < 30 cm/H2O (as
compared with 10–12 mL/kg and … to be beneficial in patients at risk for
ARDS, such as those with sepsis, pneumonia, or traumatic injuries … tidal volumes in the 6–8 mL/kg PBW range
along with the avoidance of ZEEP6-13,24 and limiting plateau pressures … admitted to the ICU already have risk factors for ARDS, such as pneumonia,
sepsis, noncardiogenic shock, trauma … Tidal volume
and plateau pressure use for acute lung injury from
2000 to present: A systematic literature
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/056-nursing-protocol-bathing-cloths.docx
October 01, 2024 - CHG is also safe for superficial wounds, including stage 1 and stage 2 pressure injuries.
7.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/057-nursing-protocol-bathing-liquid.docx
October 01, 2024 - CHG is also safe for superficial wounds, including stage 1 and stage 2 pressure injuries.
12.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb130.jsp
May 01, 2012 - Introduction
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are small open motorized vehicles designed with large low-pressure … ED visits for ATV injuries were more likely to occur on a weekend than the total of other injury-related … Compared with all injury related visits, those for ATV injuries were more likely to be covered by private … Case definition
The External Cause of Injury codes (E-codes) used to define ATV-related injuries were … Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection and Critical Care 69(6): 1344-1349.
5 Aitken, M. E., C. J.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comprehensive-program-reduce-rates-hospital-acquired-pressure-ulcers-system-community
May 12, 2021 - Study
A comprehensive program to reduce rates of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers … A Comprehensive Program to Reduce Rates of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers in a System of Community … This implementation study sought to reduce incidence of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients using … A Comprehensive Program to Reduce Rates of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers in a System of Community … injury policy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrative-review-exploring-perceptions-patients-and-healthcare-professionals-towards
March 06, 2019 - Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Medical device-related pressure … March 6, 2019
A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries … September 27, 2016
Towards international consensus on patient harm: perspectives on pressure … injury policy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/top-five-review-post-pandemic-patient-safety-priorities
July 10, 2024 - demands during the crisis to affect falls, medication safety, healthcare associated infections , and pressure … injuries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contributing-factors-pediatric-ambulatory-diagnostic-process-errors-project-redde
November 30, 2022 - Diagnostic errors, including missed diagnoses of adolescent depression, elevated blood pressure, and … included failure to screen for adolescent depression, failure to recognize and act on abnormal blood pressure … August 9, 2011
Delayed or missed diagnosis of cervical spine injuries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/spotlight_case_csf_leak_after_elective_spine_surgery_slides_-_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - wound care and intravenous antibiotics. … Despite animal studies suggesting sealant alone can withstand high hydrostatic pressures,52–54 some remain … Suture Choice in Lumbar Dural Closure Contributes to Variation in Leak Pressures: Experimental Model. … Quantification of leakage pressures after durotomy repairs in the canine. … Occult spinal pseudomeningocele following a trivial injury successfully treated with a lumboperitoneal
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/interimhacrate2013_0.pdf
October 27, 2014 - MPSMS
(2013)
In-Hospital Patient
Falls
240,000 7.2
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI (2012) 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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33561/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - , while being cared for in
a healthcare setting
Care management events
Patient death or serious injury … associated with unsafe administration of blood products
Maternal death or serious injury associated … of a neonate associated with labor or delivery in a low-risk pregnancy
Patient death or serious injury … associated with a fall while being cared for in a healthcare setting
Any stage 3, stage 4, and unstageable pressure … Because Never Events are devastating and preventable, health care organizations are under increasing
pressure
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V2023/AHRQ_QI_Indicators_List.pdf
October 01, 2023 - • PSI 02 - Death Rate in Low-Mortality Diagnosis Related
Groups (DRGs)
• PSI 03- Pressure … Fracture Rate
• PSI 09- Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate
• PSI 10- Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury … or Deep
Vein Thrombosis (PE/DVT) Rate
• PSI 13- Postoperative Sepsis Rate
• PSI 14 - Postoperative Wound … Rate - Injury to Neonate
• PSI 18 - Obstetric Trauma Rate - Vaginal Delivery with
Instrument
• PSI … 19- Obstetric Trauma Rate - Vaginal Delivery
without Instrument
• PSI 90- Patient Safety and Adverse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm-case-studies
March 25, 2025 - On arrival at the emergency department, she had severely elevated blood pressure and hypoxemia. … in a motorcycle crash, including head trauma, chest injuries, and spinal fractures. … A head CT scan was read as normal and he was diagnosed with a minor head injury and discharged without … The commentary highlights the importance of evaluating patient risk of wound infection and poor wound … healing, the role of imaging modalities to help identify foreign material in wounds, and diligent follow-up
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursinghome-resourcelist.pdf
April 01, 2023 - Falls Management Program
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/injuries … Provider Fax Report and Orders
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/injuries … professionals/onthejob/falls.asp
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/injuries … /fallspx/index.html
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/injuries/fallspx … /fallspx/fallspxmanapb10pcp.html
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/injuries
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb1txt.html
December 01, 2017 - Monthly falls analysis by:
location and time of fall
shift and day of week
type of injury … Monthly falls analysis by # of falls, fallers, patients ≥2 falls, and falls with serious injury?
… of falls
high-risk medications, sleep hygiene measures for management of anxiety
low blood pressure … care plan include general behavior management strategies and specific interventions to reduce risk of injury … results of fall (BP, BS, mental status, VS, tests ordered, ER or hospital visit)
description of injury
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/too_many_cooks_spotlight_pdf.pdf
January 01, 2020 - in one
hour (versus six hours in this case)
• Prolonged operative time is a surrogate for tissue injury … Deviation in the face of production
pressure is a recipe for disaster. … Injury. 2018;49(1):130‐134.
doi:10.1016/j.injury.2017.09.002
7. … Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the Hospital Setting Using Silicone Foam Dressings. … Injury. 2020;S0020-1383(20)30424-1.
doi:10.1016/j.injury.2020.05.017
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-1
April 15, 2020 - Shift-to-shift nursing handover interventions associated with improved inpatient outcomes - falls, pressure … injuries and medication administration errors: an integrative review.