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1. Surgical fires: decreasing incidence relies on continued prevention efforts

Author(s):
Burley, Mark E., author
Arnold, Theresa V., author
Finley, Edward, author
Deutsch, Ellen S., author
Treadwell, Jonathan R., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, June 2018
Subject(s):
Fires -- prevention & control
Fires -- statistics & numerical data
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Medical Errors -- trends
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Forecasting
Patient Safety
Risk Assessment
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

2. Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Inpatients
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Medication Systems, Hospital -- organization & administration
Ownership
Pharmaceutical Preparations -- administration & dosage
Self Administration
Documentation
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Patient Education as Topic
Risk Assessment
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

4. Results of the PA-HEN organization assessment of safe practices for a class of high-alert medications

Author(s):
Grissinger, Matthew, author
Lamis, Rebecca L., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use
Medical Order Entry Systems
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Patient Care Team
Patient safety
Analgesia, Patient-Controlled
Analgesics, Opioid -- adverse effects
Monitoring, Physiologic
Nursing Assessment
Pain Measurement
Practice Guidelines as Topic -- standards
Risk Assessment
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

5. Skin integrity, immobility, and pressure ulcers in class III obese patients

Author(s):
Gardner, Lea Anne, author
Pagano, Maryann, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Immobilization -- adverse effects
Obesity -- complications
Pressure Ulcer -- etiology
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Skin -- pathology
Skin Care -- methods
Bariatric Medicine -- instrumentation
Communication
Hygiene
Inservice Training
Obesity, Morbid -- complications
Patient Positioning
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

6. Diagnostic ionizing radiation and pregnancy: is there a concern?

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Diagnostic Imaging -- adverse effects
Diagnostic Imaging -- methods
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Embryo, Mammalian -- radiation effects
Fetus -- radiation effects
Pregnancy -- radiation effects
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Injuries -- etiology
Radiation, Ionizing
Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced -- prevention & control
Counseling
Gestational Age
Maternal Exposure
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Pregnancy Outcome
Risk Assessment
Female
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

7. Falls rates improved in Southeastern Pennsylvania: the impact of a regional initiative to standardize falls reporting

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Accidental Falls -- statistics & numerical data
Documentation -- standards
Interinstitutional Relations
Mandatory Reporting
Patient safety
Regional Medical Programs -- organization & administration
Aged
Data Collection -- methods
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Health Care Surveys
Hospitals
Risk Assessment
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

8. Analysis of the multiple risks involving the use of IV fentaNYL

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Analgesics, Opioid -- administration & dosage
Analgesics, Opioid -- adverse effects
Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use
Anesthetics, Intravenous -- administration & dosage
Anesthetics, Intravenous -- adverse effects
Anesthetics, Intravenous -- therapeutic use
Fentanyl -- administration & dosage
Fentanyl -- adverse effects
Fentanyl -- therapeutic use
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Analgesia, Patient-Controlled
Infusions, Intravenous -- adverse effects
Pain Management -- methods
Risk Assessment
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

10. Class III obese patients: the effect of gait and immobility on patient falls

Author(s):
Gardner, Lea Anne, author
Pagano, Maryann, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Accidental Falls -- statistics & numerical data
Gait
Mobility Limitation
Obesity -- complications
Moving and Lifting Patients -- instrumentation
Moving and Lifting Patients -- methods
Patient Care Team
Patient safety
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Transportation of Patients -- methods
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States