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1. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray | PSNet
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   November 25, 2020 - In the United States, an estimated 2.6 million annual ED visits are attributed to hand and wrist injuries … Tendons and Muscles of the Wrist, Hand and Fingers Source: Grant, John Charles … Hand and wrist tendons may be repaired in the ED or later in the ambulatory setting. … Extensor and flexor tendon injuries in the hand, wrist, and foot. In: Roberts JR, Hedges JR, eds. … Medico-legal risks associated to hand and wrist trauma.

2. Infection After Carpal Tunnel Surgery | PSNet
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   May 28, 2014 - The Case A woman presented for surgery on her right wrist as a treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. … Within three or four days, the patient reported that her wrist felt “warm” to the touch, and the incision … later, the patient called and asked to see the surgeon, but she was denied because the MA said her wrist … The patient continued to report pain, swelling, and redness, noted that her wrist began to ooze at the … weeks after surgery, the patient went to an emergency department (ED) seeking treatment for worsening wrist

3. Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails) | PSNet
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   February 19, 2020 - Although given medications for sedation, the patient was disoriented, and restraints were placed on her wrists … The bedrail on one side was lowered, and the wrist restraint on that side was removed to facilitate the … In a review of the incident, it became evident that, after the procedure, the wrist restraint was not … intern did not communicate with the nurses after the procedure, and they failed to replace the patient's wrist … Wrist restraints are commonly used to prevent patient interference with medical care such as self-extubation

4. Diagnostic error in the emergency department: follow up of patients with minor trauma in the outpatient clinic. | PSNet
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   November 15, 2023 - Commonly missed diagnoses included ankle, wrist, and foot fractures.

5. Coding for Success: Simple Technology for Safer Patient Care. | PSNet
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   July 01, 2020 - December 20, 2007 Wrist tag 'offers drug warning.'

6. A safe practice standard for barcode technology. | PSNet
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   September 21, 2022 - Poon, MD, MPH September 1, 2008 Wrist tag 'offers drug warning.'

7. Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic | PSNet
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   October 01, 2007 - attempts called her primary care doctor's office at 10:30 AM stating that she had been "cutting her wrists … During the patient's office visit that afternoon, she was noted to have multiple cuts on both her wrists … When the patient called the office and stated that she had cut her wrists and taken some pills, the staff

8. Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff. | PSNet
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   April 23, 2014 - modifications may decrease the risk of contamination compared to standard PPE (e.g. better fit around neck, wrists

9. Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from the Hospital | PSNet
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   May 16, 2022 - After verifying the patient’s name and date of birth, the nurse scans the patient’s wrist band, which

10. The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride Extravasation. | PSNet
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    April 24, 2024 - mental status Insufficiently secure IV catheter Administration sites at the dorsum of the hand, or wrist

11. Check Twice, Transport Once | PSNet
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    March 15, 2023 - Both patients had patient identifier wrist bands and were consented for their appropriate procedures.

12. Emergence of Application-based Healthcare | PSNet
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    August 05, 2022 - Smartwatches are devices that run apps and are worn on the wrist. … watch devices, whether it’s a Fitbit, an Apple Watch, or a Garmin, are like mini computers on your wrist

13. In Conversation With... Francoise Marvel, MD | PSNet
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    August 05, 2022 - watch devices, whether it’s a Fitbit, an Apple Watch, or a Garmin, are like mini computers on your wrist … Smartwatches are devices that run apps and are worn on the wrist.

14. Elopement | PSNet
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    July 14, 2010 - Wrist bracelets ( 15 ) that are linked to signal detection devices within the unit can trigger an alarm

15. Another Fall | PSNet
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    June 01, 2010 - Perhaps the most common strategy is the use of restraints, including physical restraints (eg, wrist restraints

16. WebM&M: Case Studies | PSNet
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    March 25, 2025 - Despite reporting symptoms such as warmth, redness, and pain in her wrist shortly after surgery, her

17. Failure to Adhere to Dietary Restrictions Leading to Complications and Poor Follow-up | PSNet
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    September 27, 2023 - Wearing a wrist band can therefore help to keep patients fasted because it alerts cafeteria staff to

18. The Role of Bar Coding and Smart Pumps in Safety | PSNet
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    September 01, 2008 - WebM&M Cases Eptifibatide Epilogue April 1, 2009 Wrist