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•Indwelling Tubes and Catheters (55)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (36)

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•Medicine (139)

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MULTI-USE WEBSITE

US Food and Drug Administration.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MC. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:374-378.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals save money, but safety is questioned.

Klein A. The Washington Post. December 11, 2005:A01.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices.

US Food and Drug Administration.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Shared MDIs: can cross-contamination be avoided?

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 9, 2009;14:1-3.

AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION

Preventing Medical Errors.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Patient Safety News. Show #79. September 2008.

STUDY

A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections.

McMullan C, Propper G, Schuhmacher C, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:61-69.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Human Factors and Medical Devices.

Human Factors Engineering Team, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Communication, Education, and Radiation Programs (OCER), Division of Device User Programs and Systems Analysis (DDUPSA), 1350 Piccard Drive, HFZ-230, Rockville, MD 20850.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging.

Rockville, MD: Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration; February 2010.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Medical gas containers and closures; current good manufacturing practice requirements.

Federal Register. April 10, 2006;71:18039-18053.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Public Health Notification from FDA: Vail Products Enclosed Bed Systems.

Schultz DG. Rockville, MD: Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration. December 4, 2007.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Information for healthcare professionals: risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens from shared use of insulin pens.

FDA Alert [US Food and Drug Administration Web site]. March 19, 2009.

BOOK/REPORT

Consumer Guide to Adverse Health Events.

St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2009.

STUDY

Problems with medical devices may be severely under-reported.

Vicente KJ, Kern S. Can J Nurs Leadersh. 2005;18:82-88.

BOOK/REPORT

Back to Basics.

Gima Z, Gosselar P, Levine A, Lincoln T, Ramirez A. Washington, DC: Public Citizen; August 6, 2009.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

FDA 101: How to Use the Consumer Complaint System and MedWatch.

FDA Consumer Health Information. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 27, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety records: silent witness.

Gould M. Health Service Journal. September 15, 2008:22-24.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.

REVIEW

Requirements for the design and implementation of checklists for surgical processes.

Verdaasdonk EGG, Stassen LPS, Widhiasmara PP, Dankelman J. Surg Endosc. 2009;23:715-726.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:654-657.

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