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Airway carts: a systems-based approach to airway safety.

Kane BG, Bond WF, Worrilow CC, Richardson DM, on behalf of the Lehigh Valley Hospital Airway Task Force. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:154-161.

The authors describe the development of an airway management process that includes training, airway management protocols, and a standardized airway equipment cart.

Newspaper/Magazine Article

Skin tears: the clinical challenge.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2006;3:1, 5-10.

This article discusses the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) reports of skin tears and provides suggestions to help keep patients safe from this common injury.

Legislation/Regulation

Tubing misconnections—a persistent and potentially deadly occurrence.

Sentinel Event Alert. April 3, 2006;(36):1-3.

This alert summarizes types of tubing misconnections reported to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and recommends 10 strategies to prevent their occurrence.

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M.R.I.'s strong magnets cited in accidents.

McNeil DG Jr. New York Times. August 19, 2005;National Desk section:1.

This front page article in The New York Times reviews flying object incidents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. A number of dramatic cases are described (including several that were fatal), as are some of the challenges, both technological and procedural, in preventing this safety hazard.

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Douglas D. Brunette, MD; March 2005

The challenges of examining and imaging a hospitalized morbidly obese patient delay diagnosis, threatening the patient's life.

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