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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

ALERT: reports of severe harm after intravenous administration of breast milk to infants.

ISMP Canada Safety Bulletin. July 31, 2011;11:1-2.

COMMENTARY

Epidural pump programming error leading to inadvertent 10-fold dosing error during epidural labor analgesia with ropivacaine.

Thyen AB, McAllister RK, Councilman LM. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:244-246.

COMMENTARY

MRI suites: safety outside the bore.

Gilk T. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. September/October 2006;3:16-18, 20-21.

COMMENTARY

Practice advisory on anesthetic care for magnetic resonance imaging: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Anesthetic Care for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Anesthesiology. 2009;110:459-479.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Relenza (zanamivir) inhalation powder.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; October 9, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Preventing catheter/tubing misconnections: much needed help is on the way.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 15, 2010;15:1-2.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

CT brain perfusion scans safety investigation: initial notification.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; October 9, 2009.

REVIEW

An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice.

Shafiq J, Barton M, Noble D, Lemer C, Donaldson LJ. Radiother Oncol. 2009;92:15-21.

STUDY

Impact of a comprehensive safety initiative on patient-controlled analgesia errors.

Paul JE, Bertram B, Antoni K, et al. Anesthesiology. 2010;113:1427-1432.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2010;45:191-195.

STUDY

Patient safety in intensive care: results from the multinational Sentinel Events Evaluation (SEE) study.

Valentin A, Capuzzo M, Guidet B, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2006;32:1591-1598.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Serious medication errors from intravenous administration of nimodipine oral capsules.

MedWatch Safety Alert, FDA Drug Safety Communication. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; August 2, 2010.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing maternal death.

Sentinel Event Alert. January 26, 2010;(44):1-4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misadministration of IV insulin associated with dose measurement and hyperkalemia treatment.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 11, 2011;16:1-3.

AUDIOVISUAL

Safety Information on Alaris SE Infusion Pumps.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Patient Safety News. Show #57. November 2006.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Risk of electromagnetic interference with medical telemetry systems operating in the 460-470 MHz frequency bands.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; November 16, 2005.

STUDY

Effect of computerized physician order entry on radiologic examination order indication quality.

Schneider E, Franz W, Spitznagel R, Bascom DA, Obuchowski NA. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1036-1038.

COMMENTARY

Profiles in patient safety: misplaced femoral line guidewire and multiple failures to detect the foreign body on chest radiography.

Lum TE, Fairbanks RJ, Pennington EC, Zwemer FL. Acad Emerg Med. 2005;12:658-662.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Pharmaceutical industry and medical device companies: part of the solution?

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 16, 2006;11:1, 3.

COMMENTARY

Training health care professionals for patient safety.

Clancy CM. Am J Med Qual. 2005;20:277-279.

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