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24. Preventing corneal burns during phacoemulsification

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Cataract Extraction -- adverse effects
Corneal Injuries
Eye Burns -- etiology
Eye Burns -- prevention & control
Phacoemulsification -- adverse effects
Clinical Competence
Hot Temperature -- adverse effects
Ophthalmic Solutions -- therapeutic use
Phacoemulsification -- instrumentation
Phacoemulsification -- methods
Risk Management
Ultrasonic Therapy -- adverse effects
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

25. Timely treatment of stroke symptoms in the emergency department may improve outcomes

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Brain Ischemia -- drug therapy
Emergency Medical Services -- methods
Fibrinolytic Agents -- therapeutic use
Stroke -- diagnosis
Stroke -- drug therapy
Thrombolytic Therapy -- methods
Tissue Plasminogen Activator -- therapeutic use
Risk Management
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

28. Pressure ulcers: new staging, reporting, and risk reduction strategies

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Cost of Illness
Documentation
Hospitals
Medical History Taking
Medical Records
Patient Positioning
Pressure Ulcer -- classification
Pressure Ulcer -- diagnosis
Pressure Ulcer -- economics
Risk Management
Skin Care
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

29. Prevention of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Body Temperature Regulation
Hypothermia -- prevention & control
Intraoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Body Temperature
Heating -- methods
Hot Temperature -- therapeutic use
Hypothermia -- complications
Hypothermia -- etiology
Hypothermia -- therapy
Intraoperative Complications -- etiology
Intraoperative Complications -- therapy
Monitoring, Intraoperative -- methods
Perioperative Care -- methods
Perioperative Period
Postoperative Complications -- etiology
Postoperative Complications -- therapy
Preoperative Care -- methods
Rewarming
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

30. Sterile water should not be given "freely"

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Fluid Therapy -- adverse effects
Hypernatremia -- therapy
Infusions, Intravenous -- adverse effects
Water -- adverse effects
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance -- complications
Contraindications
Fluid Therapy
Hypotonic Solutions
Product Packaging
Risk Management
Sodium -- blood
Water -- administration & dosage
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance -- therapy
Medication Errors
Osmolar Concentration
Treatment Outcome
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States