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1481. Skin and soft-tissue infections in long-term care

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Health Services for the Aged
Long-Term Care
Skin Care
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- prevention & control
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- therapy
Soft Tissue Infections -- prevention & control
Soft Tissue Infections -- therapy
Staphylococcal Skin Infections -- prevention & control
Staphylococcal Skin Infections -- therapy
Streptococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Streptococcal Infections -- therapy
Aged
Cellulitis -- prevention & control
Cellulitis -- therapy
Evidence-Based Medicine
Nursing Homes
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Pressure Ulcer -- therapy
Risk Assessment
Humans
United States

1482. Reducing errors in blood specimen labeling: a multihospital initiative

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Blood Specimen Collection -- methods
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Patient Identification Systems -- methods
Product Labeling -- methods
Specimen Handling -- methods
Cooperative Behavior
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Safety
Humans
United States

1483. Prevent the occurrence of bloodborne disease transmission associated with unsafe injection practices

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Communicable Disease Control -- methods
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Disease Transmission, Infectious -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Injections, Intravenous -- adverse effects
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- transmission
Equipment Contamination
Guideline Adherence
Needle Sharing -- adverse effects
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Syringes -- adverse effects
Humans
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

1486. Neuromuscular blocking agents: reducing associated wrong-drug errors

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents -- administration & dosage
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents -- adverse effects
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents -- administration & dosage
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents -- adverse effects
Risk Management -- methods
Disclosure
Humans
United States

1489. Increasing influenza and pneumonia vaccination rates in long-term care

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control
Immunization Programs -- utilization
Influenza Vaccines -- administration & dosage
Influenza, Human -- prevention & control
Long-Term Care
Pneumococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Pneumococcal Vaccines -- administration & dosage
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal -- prevention & control
Vaccination -- utilization
Adult
Aged
Frail Elderly
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel -- psychology
Influenza, Human -- mortality
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pneumococcal Infections -- mortality
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Risk Management
Humans
United States

1490. Quarterly update on the Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Project: improving, but still room for perfection

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- statistics & numerical data
Anesthesia, Local -- statistics & numerical data
Patient Identification Systems
Preoperative Care -- methods
Safety Management -- methods
Spine -- surgery
Humans
United States