-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/2017qdr-patsafchartbook.pdf
October 01, 2018 - per 1,000 instrument-assisted deliveries
• Birth trauma - injury to neonate per 1,000 selected live … 40
60
80
100
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 GOAL
Ra
te
p
er
1
,0
00
D
is
ch
ar
ge
s
Pressure … 40
60
80
100
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 GOAL
Ra
te
p
er
1
,0
00
D
is
ch
ar
ge
s
Pressure … Adverse Drug Events
• An adverse drug event (ADE) is an injury—including physical harm, mental harm, … The home health team should regularly change wound dressing and teach the patient about
wound care.
-
www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/learn-from-defects-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - If someone is in danger of injury or an emergent procedure is missing a vital resource, we do what needs … Were decisions made under pressure, despite distractions, or without appropriate knowledge of case or
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt3.pdf
June 01, 2014 - less likely than privately insured Hispanic
adults to receive needed care right away for an illness, injury … Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12
months who sometimes … 50
P
e
rc
e
n
t
Total White Black Hispanic
Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury … Children who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12
months who sometimes … restrained daily can become weak, lose their ability to go to
the bathroom by themselves, and develop pressure
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/smith-werner-carayon-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - primary complaint of fall occurring within the previous 48 hours; were not categorized as a level 1 trauma … Nurses described challenges with teach back, including time pressure for both themselves and
patients … info
organized logically,
important info on
front page
• Useful info in AVS
(e.g., info on home
care (wound … care partner
during D/C
• ED physician/
APP talking
with pt about
D/C before ED
nurse
• Time pressure … Preventable medical injuries in older patients. Arch Intern Med.
2000;160:2717-2728.
14.
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-care-coordination.pdf
June 01, 2024 - Illinois
R36 HS23072
[Grant]
Using an Electronic
Health Record To
Examine Nurse
Continuity and
Pressure … Report
Purpose: To examine the influence of nurse continuity on the prevention of hospital-
acquired pressure … the dynamic changes in
risk and understand the frequency that human attributes and organizational pressures … As hospitals face increasing financial constraints, the pressure to favor productivity and
throughput … examine transition of care factors that contribute to risk and hazards
associated with iatrogenic injury
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/afib_topicref.pdf
January 01, 2020 - peripheral vascular
complication [including pseudoaneurysm,
hematoma at catheter insertion site, vascular
injury
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-datasources.pdf
December 31, 2021 - state-specific data on preventive health
practices and risk behaviors linked to chronic diseases, injuries … patient’s age, gender, race,
and ethnicity; patient’s expressed reason for visit; intentionality of injury … include mode of arrival, waiting time,
duration of time in the ED, initial vital signs, and cause of injury … The
examination includes physical measurements, such as blood pressure and dental examinations,
and … from each family in the house and collects data on topics including
health status and limitations, injuries
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/universalicu.pdf
September 01, 2013 - Wound Care
1. For what types of wounds is chlorhexidine (CHG) application safe? … to avoid causing additional soft tissue
damage or extension of the wound due to pressure against the … #2: Nasal Trauma
Do NOT use mupirocin if nostril(s) are packed. … CHG will not harm occlusive dressing (e.g., wound vacs).
Do NOT use on large or deep wounds … CHG can cause
permanent injury if it comes in direct contact with nerves and is allowed to remain there
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallspximpl-handouts.docx
April 02, 2025 - The On-Time reports may also take some of the pressure off communication practices by automatically providing … She did make a recommendation for a medication change and some increased monitoring of blood pressure
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-datasources.pdf
December 01, 2020 - state-specific data on preventive health practices
and risk behaviors linked to chronic diseases, injuries … The
examination includes physical measurements, such as blood pressure and dental examinations,
and … from each family in the house and collects data on
topics including health status and limitations, injuries … infections; seven types of adverse events associated with surgery;
patient falls; and hospital-acquired pressure … events associated with the hospital stay and not present on hospital admission
(inpatient falls and pressure
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ambulatory-safety.pdf
July 01, 2010 - protocol using
an EHR to identify patients in need of
treatment intensification for systolic
blood pressure … treatment device
and an internet-based portal that tracks
management of continuous positive
airway pressure … Focus Area(s): Drug-induced injury in
the ambulatory geriatric population
Type of Health IT: EMR
Principal
-
www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/handout.html
November 01, 2017 - The On-Time reports may also take some of the pressure off communication practices by automatically providing … She did make a recommendation for a medication change and some increased monitoring of blood pressure
-
www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/crane.html
August 01, 2017 - percent
Information exchange with other settings
49 percent
53 percent
54 percent
Work pressure … Patients’ and doctors’ attitudes to amount of information given after unintended injury during treatment
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt3.pptx
September 19, 2015 - 2014 White Black Hispanic 89.3 86.5 82.2
Percent
Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury … less likely than privately insured Hispanic adults to receive needed care right away for an illness, injury … 18.100000000000001 18.899999999999999 20.2
Percent
Children who needed care right away for an illness, injury … restrained daily can become weak, lose their ability to go to the bathroom by themselves, and develop pressure … Achievable Benchmark: 70.7%
Importance: Many patients who receive home health care are recovering from an injury
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/043-vap-prevention-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - Cancer and trauma patients are also at a higher risk of developing VAP than other populations. … These include high-flow oxygen or noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). … Patients who have suffered a stroke or other neurologic injury are those that come to mind most often
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.docx
January 01, 2013 - For example, improvement actions might reduce hospital-associated infections, rates of pressure ulcers … Excess length of stay, charges, and mortality attributable to medical injuries during hospitalization
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.docx
January 01, 2013 - For example, improvement actions might reduce hospital-associated infections, rates of pressure ulcers … Excess length of stay, charges, and mortality attributable to medical injuries during hospitalization
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
June 01, 2023 - record systems have clinical decision support that can be helpful in flagging triggers (e.g., low blood pressure … Tidal volumes of 6–8 mL/kg of predicted body weight with positive end expiratory pressures of 5 cm H2O … approach:
Intraoperative tidal volume 6–8 mL/kg of predicted body weight with positive end expiratory pressures … All ISCR Pathways
Wound Protector Use
Recommended approach:
Wound protectors are recommended for all … is drinking liquids unless the patient has difficulty with oral intake, there is evidence of kidney injury
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dx-safety-older-adults.pdf
January 17, 2024 - to his physical therapist 23 days after
falling off a ladder, resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury … Lamjoun, et
al. (2023)39
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
and mania symptoms: case report
A 54-year-old … e.g.,
registered nurses, clinical pharmacists, social workers, nutritionists) and face institutional pressure … Normal pressure hydrocephalus and mania
symptoms: case report. … against overtesting, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment of older
adults: thinking beyond imaging and injuries
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.pdf
January 01, 2013 - For example, improvement actions might reduce
hospital-associated infections, rates of pressure ulcers … Excess length of stay, charges, and mortality attributable to medical injuries
during hospitalization