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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/another-fatal-failure-kingdrew
May 03, 2017 - November 18, 2011
Popular blood thinner causing deaths, injuries in nursing homes. … June 11, 2014
Interactive effects of nurse-experienced time pressure and burnout on patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-real-time-data-can-change-patient-safety-game
July 07, 2021 - Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure … injuries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48085/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - The health system sought to prevent
pressure ulcers, adverse drug events, falls with injury, health … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-preventable-harm-hospitals
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/success-hospital-acquired-pressure-ulcer-prevention-tale-two-data-sets
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0206-technicalspecs.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Exclusions
• Denominator/Numerator Exclusions
o Trauma-related headache or pain (Table … IMG3) on the day of or within 7 days prior to
imaging
o Head trauma or suspected abuse/neglect (Table … 339.43
Other complicated 339.44
OTHER
Post-
traumatic
headache
339.2x
Acute pain
due to
trauma … excision of foreign body from brain 61570
Craniectomy or craniotomy; with treatment of penetrating wound … 852.x
Other/unspecified intracranial hemorrhage following injury 853.x
Intracranial injury of other
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/people-processes-health-it-and-accurate-patient-identification
April 11, 2018 - April 11, 2018
Early identification and evaluation of severe pressure injuries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/keeping-patients-track-preventative-care-during-pandemic
April 11, 2018 - October 10, 2018
Early identification and evaluation of severe pressure injuries.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Patients
Adverse Events4
9 patients had 14 adverse events (<1% of activities)
Falls to knees without injury … (5)
Systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg (4)
Oxygen saturation <80% (3)
Nasal feeding tube removal (1) … Systolic blood pressure >200 mmHg (1)
No extubations
No patients required added therapy or increased … sessions (i.e., 6 per 1,000 PT treatment)
80% of events were transient physiological (heart rate, blood pressure … Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
5-Year Sustainability of Time to PT
Postacute Lung Injury
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49697/psn-pdf
December 01, 2013 - are difficult to compare, current estimates put
medication error rates at 1 in 100 anesthetics.(2) Injury … from such errors are estimated to occur
with 1% of errors.(3) By extrapolation, then, the risk of injury … American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims Project recently presented an
update on patient injuries … Medication error etiology is multifactorial and includes a distracting environment and production
pressure … Patient injuries from anesthesia gas delivery
equipment: a closed claims update.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49636/psn-pdf
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 … After reviewing the medical records, the PT noted the initial shoulder
injury on admission. … In addition to providing a general assessment, the PT expressed concern that the
shoulder injury had
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sleep-deprivation-leads-medication-error-during-spinal-epidural-anesthesia
January 29, 2021 - respiratory monitoring for 24 hours after intrathecal morphine injection, and potential neurological injury … ; this change was associated with decreased risk of motor vehicle crash involvement and needlestick injury … Work schedule, needle use, and needlestick injuries among registered nurses. … Can workplace rest breaks prevent work-related injuries related to long working hours? … Effects of coffee on ambulatory blood pressure in older men and women: a randomized controlled trial.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852807/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - respiratory monitoring for 24 hours after intrathecal morphine injection, and potential neurological injury … new-recommendations-duty-hours-acgme-task-force
decreased risk of motor vehicle crash involvement and needlestick injury … Simplify the treatment when tired or under time pressure
When clinicians are tired or pressured for … Work schedule, needle use, and needlestick injuries among
registered nurses. … Can workplace rest breaks prevent work-related injuries related to long
working hours?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-handoffs-systematic-review-literature
January 08, 2025 - 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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Aydin_2.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Patient outcome variables
Patient falls and injury falls
• Patient falls/1,000 patient days. … • Injury falls/1,000 patient days. … • Percent of patients with suspected deep tissue injury.
3
Table 1. … • Percent of patients with hospital-acquired suspected deep tissue injury. … ulcers stages III and IV, as well as fall and injury fall
incidence and rates.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/resources/PS-tools-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Web: ahrq.gov/goinghomeguide/
Pressure Ulcers
Preventing Pressure Ulcers: A Toolkit for Improving … Web: ahrq.gov/pressureulcertoolkit
The Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training
Program supports … the training of hospital staff on how
to implement AHRQ’s Preventing Pressure Ulcers in
Hospitals … injury prevention. … approaches to design that target six areas of
safety: infections, falls, medication errors, security,
injuries
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_shoulder-dystocia.docx
May 01, 2017 - Effects of shoulder dystocia training on the incidence of brachial plexus injury. … Shoulder dystocia and injuries: prevention and management. … McRoberts maneuver used concurrently with suprapubic pressure
[Call time] (hh:mm:ss) ____:____:____ … The ideal approach is for the clinician to put pressure in the antecubital fossa of the posterior arm … This procedure is considered a heroic measure due to the significant risk of brachial plexus injury associated
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putoolssect7.docx
February 16, 2011 - Pressure ulcers are sterile wounds.
36. … Pressure ulcers are sterile wounds.
False
36. … If a skin disruption is found, the type of skin injury will need to be identified. … For example is it a skin tear, a pressure ulcer, or moisture-associated skin damage or injury? … unit staff for pressure ulcer practice
Certified Wound Care Nurse
· Assesses wounds, does complex
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-doctors-misdiagnose-patients-unusual-symptoms
August 05, 2008 - Emergency department safety is challenged by factors such as production pressure, burnout, and overcrowding … May 31, 2023
Non-accidental Injuries in Infants Attending the Emergency Department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/indiana-medical-error-reporting-system-final-report-2015
July 15, 2009 - problems in the 279 incidents reported in 2018 -- when the last report was published -- were advanced pressure … Analysis of incidents resulting in patient injuries in a web-based system in Swedish health care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/copying-and-pasting-examinations-within-electronic-medical-record
June 12, 2013 - September 9, 2010
A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries … October 12, 2016
Towards international consensus on patient harm: perspectives on pressure … injury policy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-hypertensive-emergency
May 01, 2018 - hypervolemia, leading to mismanagement of her hypertensive emergency, irreversible progression of cardiac injury … patients first present to the ED. 1 The presence of pulmonary edema with hypoxemia and acute kidney injury … with an especially elevated diastolic pressure. … nitroglycerin (given that nitroprusside is relatively contraindicated in the setting of acute kidney injury … treating hypertensive emergencies, choosing appropriate antihypertensives for patients with end-organ injury