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Fatal outcome after inadvertent injection of topical epinephrine.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 26, 2009;14:1-2.

This article reports on the mistaken administration of a high-alert medication, similar to a prior sentinel event, and describes strategies for preventing such errors.
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