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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851971/psn-pdf
July 31, 2023 - delay the procedure by several hours, and to perform it with endotracheal intubation to reduce the risk … the evaluation and treatment of pica in
the ED, the communication of dietary status information, the risks … ingested objects include knives, pens, razor blades, and batteries.6
Ingesting sharp metal objects risks … The patient’s trachea is then usually intubated with a rapid sequence induction to reduce the risk of … The hectic nature of the ED environment increases the
risk for communication errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-problem-solving-analysis-clinical-reasoning
July 18, 2018 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
2014 Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks … July 18, 2018
2011 Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in Emergency Medicine … November 4, 2015
Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-incidence-and-characteristics-preventable-adverse-drug-events-ambulatory
July 15, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Physician task load and the risk of burnout among US physicians in … June 28, 2023
Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when … The clinical safety of disabled patients: proposal for a methodology for analysis of health care risks
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842419/psn-pdf
January 11, 2023 - Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to
limit opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions … Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid
and benzodiazepine prescriptions … Opioid use by older adults increases the risk of falls. … urgent care due to a fall who
receive an opioid prescription, particularly those with at least one risk … of
patients received a prescription for an opioid and/or benzodiazepine, and 11% had at least one risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failures-communication-and-information-transfer-across-surgical-care-pathway-interview-study
August 09, 2013 - August 11, 2010
A systematic quantitative assessment of risks associated with poor communication … Surgical checklist implementation project: the impact of variable WHO checklist compliance on risk-adjusted … October 3, 2011
When surgery goes wrong: weighing up the risks.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36236/psn-pdf
April 12, 2011 - Risk management, or just a different risk?
April 12, 2011
Freer Y, Lyon A. … Risk management, or just a different risk? Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed.
2006;91(5):F327-9. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-management-or-just-different-risk
The authors found that clinicians … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-management-or-just-different-risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interruptions-and-distractions-health-care-improved-safety-mindfulness
February 01, 2014 - RW : Which areas have the highest risk? … Psychology tells us certain variables predict higher risk of memory disruption. … I often say that there is no universal answer because the risks for interruption vary with task, so each … clinical setting has its own risk profile. … These efforts are intended to reduce the risk of harm, improve patient?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73178/psn-pdf
April 28, 2021 - Risk perception on the labour ward: a mixed methods
study. … Risk perception on the labour ward: a mixed methods study. … J
Patient Saf Risk Manag. 2021;26(2):56-63. doi:10.1177/25160435211002428. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-perception-labour-ward-mixed-methods-study
Labor and delivery wards … are high-risk care environments.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/intubation-mishap
April 26, 2023 - Clinicians need to anticipate the risks of each situation and strive to structure the care environment … Excellent clinicians prepare themselves for all possible scenarios and their risks by mentally simulating … risk management protocol. … Framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical medicine. … Risk Analysis Matrix
This is a simplified risk analysis matrix that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33579/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - index provides a rough quantitative estimate of the magnitude of hazard
posed by each step in a high-risk … FMEA makes sense as a general approach and has been used in other high-risk industries. … charged with analyzing
the same process may identify different steps in the process, assign different risks … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-prospective-medication-safety-risk … does nothing to
prevent other frontline workers from committing the same error, leaving patients at risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.200_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2009 - and dementia
Describe the Confusion Assessment Method for workup of suspected delirium
Explain the risks … Environmental risk factors for delirium in hospitalized older people. … Risks of Delirium in Hospitalized Patients
Underlying cause of delirium may be missed
Over-medication … (especially in hyperactive and mixed subtypes)
Amplifies risks of hospitalization
Deconditioning and … causes
Elements of the hospital environment can contribute to delirium and expose patients to safety risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/money-risk-hospitals-push-staff-wash-hands
May 18, 2022 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
With money at risk, hospitals push staff to wash hands … effect of computerised decision support alerts tailored to intensive care on the administration of high-risk … June 20, 2012
Medicare study finds teaching hospitals have higher risk of complications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-unintentional-overdose-non-prescription-acetaminophen-products
January 22, 2014 - Study
Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products … Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products. … Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-weigh-patients-hospital-medication-safety-risk
April 22, 2015 - Study
Failure to weigh patients in hospital: a medication safety risk. … Failure to weigh patients in hospital: a medication safety risk. Intern Med J. 2007;37(9):647-50. … Failure to weigh patients in hospital: a medication safety risk.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maternal-sleepiness-and-risk-infant-drops-postpartum-period
October 19, 2022 - Study
Maternal sleepiness and risk of infant drops in the postpartum period. … Maternal Sleepiness and Risk of Infant Drops in the Postpartum Period. … This report of a quality improvement study of infant drop risk found that mothers who fall asleep … Maternal Sleepiness and Risk of Infant Drops in the Postpartum Period.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safely-implementing-health-information-and-converging-technologies
May 14, 2018 - May 14, 2018
Radiation risks of diagnostic imaging and fluoroscopy. … May 23, 2018
Managing the risks of direct oral anticoagulants.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/homenet-ensuring-patient-safety-medical-device-use-home
June 18, 2014 - January 5, 2017
Safety risks associated with physical interactions between patients and … February 3, 2010
Insulin treatment as a tracer for identifying latent patient safety risks
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-incident-reporting-improve-safety-healthcare-practitioners-views-effectiveness-incident
August 10, 2011 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Accountability, organisational learning and risks … April 8, 2020
Patient safety risks associated with telecare: a systematic review and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insulin-pump-associated-adverse-events-qualitative-descriptive-study-clinical-consequences
May 19, 2018 - November 30, 2011
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Unintended patient safety risks due to wireless smart infusion pump library
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April 13, 2011 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-common-hospital-diabetes
This news article discusses medication safety risks