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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The pain of wrong site surgery.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 21, 2011:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Preventing wrong-site surgery in Minnesota: a 5-year journey.

Rydrych D, Apold J, Harder K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November/December 2012;9:24-27,30-32,34.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures.

Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. May 25, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical mistakes unhappy reality.

Young A. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 3, 2009:B1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

5 sure-fire methods: complying with NPSG.03.04.01.

Joint Commission: The Source. January 2012;10:5-6.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety in the OR.

Stempniak M. Hosp Health Netw. 2012 Oct;86:8 p following 40.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fatal outcome after inadvertent injection of topical epinephrine.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 26, 2009;14:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Preventing surgical errors.

Frenzel JC, Kelly T. HHN Magazine Online. January 6, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Doctor uses 'pre-flight' checklist.

Bernhard B. The Orange County Register. April 19, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Wrong-patient, wrong-site procedures persist despite safety protocol.

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News; Nov. 1, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lost surgical specimens, lost opportunities.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2005;2:1-5.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.

Altman LK. New York Times. December 11, 2001;1:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Surgeon operates on wrong knee at Miriam Hospital.

Freyer FJ. Providence Journal. September 20, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A hospital races to learn lessons of Ferrari pit stop.

Naik G. Wall Street Journal. November 14, 2006:A1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

In just a flash, simple surgery can turn deadly.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. February 18, 2009:D1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Doctor removes ovaries from wrong patient.

Bramson K, Mooney T. Providence Journal. August 18, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical culture about errors may be changing.

Gulliver D. Herald Tribune. September 3, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Most surgery in wrong spot done on spine: 11 such cases found in state since 2006.

Smith S. Boston Globe. July 30, 2008;Metro section:1A.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

'Wrong site' surgeries on the rise.

Davis R. USA Today. April 17, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Wrong-site surgery.

Butcher L. Hosp Health Netw. November 2011.

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