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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836964/psn-pdf
April 20, 2022 - The most common
preventable events were medication events, pressure injuries, and healthcare-associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50775/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - reports involved
interunit/department/team transfers and the majority (69%) of incidents were related to pressure … injuries,
falls, medication, and documentation errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60228/psn-pdf
April 15, 2020 - the identified events resulted in a delay in
care and 41% resulted in temporary harm (e.g., falls, pressure … injuries, skin tears, abrasions).
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides.html
March 01, 2020 - Slide 61
Birth trauma—injury to neonate per 1,000 live births, by race/ethnicity, 2004-2012
Image … : Graph shows birth trauma—injury to neonate per 1,000 live births:
Year
Total
White
Black … Note:
Trends:
Birth trauma-neonatal injury rates fell from 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2004 … Between 2004 and 2012, birth trauma-neonatal injury rates fell for all racial/ethnic groups. … Injuries: Any external cause of injury code indicating motor vehicle accident and unintentional injuries
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
June 04, 2024 - initial assessment of modifiable risk factors for falls (eg, balance, gait, vision, postural blood pressure … Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older adults in the US. … adults 65 years or older reported at least 1 fall in the past year and 10.2% reported a fall-related injury … (170 fall-related injuries per 1000 older adults). … assessment using a combination of various components, such as balance, gait, vision, postural blood pressure
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-newborn-falls-and-drops
October 10, 2018 - February 21, 2018
Early identification and evaluation of severe pressure injuries. … December 8, 2010
National safety effort targets perinatal 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/issue/determining-skills-needed-frontline-nhs-staff-deliver-quality-improvement-findings-six-case
March 30, 2022 - Multifactorial interventions to reduce duration and variability in delays to identification of serious injury … Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure … injuries.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab12.html
February 01, 2023 - Composite: ACSC Overall
Yes
26,515
17,685
7,028
No
18,855
19,300
20,127
Pressure … 7,404
Composite: ACSC Overall
6,233
33,102
8,819
20,714
16,992
19,479
Pressure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/appendix-e-cdspain-sample-clinical-practice-guidelines.docx
October 16, 2020 - Pain persisting or recurring for more than 3 to 6 months and can be caused by a disease or condition, injury … an unknown reason.1,2
Acute Pain – Pain that usually starts suddenly and has a known cause, like an injury … tachycardia, myoclonus)
First line
· Clonidine 0.1-0.2 mg oral every 6-8 hours; hold dose if blood pressure … check 1 hour post dose; obtain daily blood pressure checks; increasing dose requirements additional … blood pressure checks
· Re-evaluate in 3-7 days; taper to stop; average duration 15 days
Alternatives
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840141/psn-pdf
November 16, 2022 - reporting and improvements in safety culture, as well as decreases in adverse events such
as falls, pressure … injuries and healthcare-acquired infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamstepps-core-curriculum
August 01, 2012 - July 12, 2018
Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/abc-handover-impact-shift-handover-emergency-department
June 17, 2010 - June 17, 2010
Teams under pressure in the emergency department: an interview study. … Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis
May 31, 2023
High delayed and missed injury … rate after inter-hospital transfer of severely injured trauma patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-drip
April 01, 2014 - Multiple therapies were initiated to reduce the intracranial pressure and swelling, including intubation … The "Lund protocol," derived in patients with elevated ICP in the setting of head trauma, assumes that … Continuous recording and control of ventricular fluid pressure in neurosurgical practice. … Introduction to cerebral perfusion pressure management. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 1995;6:761-773. … Hyperventilation in head injury: a review. Chest. 2005;127:1812-1827. [go to PubMed] 5.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-malpractice-why-it-so-hard-doctors-apologize
August 24, 2011 - August 24, 2011
Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality … February 5, 2020
Accuracy of pressure ulcer events in US nursing home ratings.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/50StateScan04_26forweb.pdf
December 01, 2010 - and Illnesses, Census of
Fetal Occupational Injuries,
Current Population Survey), DPH
Infectious … (2008)
http://tinyurl.com/
46tflsy
Physical Activity, Mental
Health, Tobacco Use, High
Blood Pressure … Cancer,
Cardiovascular Disease,
Diabetes, Obesity, HIV/AIDS,
Infant Mortality, Unintentional
Injuries … Deaths, Deaths
of Children 1-17, Deaths of
teens 15-17, Tobacco Use,
General Nutrition, Blood
Pressure … Diabetes, Stroke, Homicide,
Motor Vehicle Deaths, Suicide
Deaths, Obesity, Tobacco Use,
Blood Pressure
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
September 13, 2018 - activity for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention among adults with hypertension, elevated blood pressure … e.g., morbidity and mortality) in adults with known CVD risk factors (hypertension or elevated blood pressure … glucose, or body mass index) in adults with known CVD risk factors (hypertension or elevated blood pressure … What is the relationship between intermediate outcomes (e.g., blood pressure, lipid levels, blood glucose … Adverse outcomes
Harms requiring medical attention (e.g., nutritional deficiency, musculoskeletal injury
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-lifestyle-and-physical-activity-for-cvd-prevention-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
June 04, 2020 - Abbreviations: BP=blood pressure; BMI=body mass index; CVD=cardiovascular disease; yr=year. … activity, and reduce sedentary behavior improve intermediate outcomes associated with CVD (g., blood pressure … *CVD risk factors include hypertension or elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia or elevated lipid levels … intervention (e.g., nutritional deficiencies, disordered eating, symptoms of anxiety, musculoskeletal injuries … † Persons with known traditional CVD risk factors (i.e., hypertension or elevated blood pressure,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.347_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2015 - Her vital signs were notable for a temperature of 38.6° C, heart rate of 115 beats per minute, blood pressure … 2 hours despite adequate fluid resuscitation
Creatinine > 2 mg/dL
Worsening hypoxemia
Acute lung injury … with PaO2/FiO2 < 250 in the absence of pneumonia as infection source
Acute lung injury with PaO2/FiO2 … Shock
Septic shock is defined as severe sepsis with lactate ≥ 4 mmol/L or hypotension (mean arterial pressure … [MAP] < 65 mm Hg; systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg) not responsive to a fluid bolus
In this case,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49732/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - 4 mmol/L or hypotension (mean arterial pressure [MAP] 4) In this case, the patient presented to
the … mental status
Lactate > 2 mmol/L
Urinary output
Creatinine > 2 mg/dL
Worsening hypoxemia
Acute lung injury … with PaO2/FiO2
Acute lung injury with PaO2/FiO2
Bilirubin > 2 mg/dL
Platelet count 9/L
International … normalized ratio > 1.5
Partial thromboplastin time > 60 seconds
MAP: mean arterial pressure
SBP: … systolic blood pressure
Reprinted from (4) with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.