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Epinephrine: Medication Error

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Epinephrine plays an integral role in the treatment of several life treating diseases. It can be administered at different doses and through different routes of administration. Nebulized L-epinephrine has been described as a safe treatment method.
Halise Akça, Nilden Tuygun, Emine Polat, Can Demir Karacan   +3 more
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A retrospective study on prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of transcribing error: analysis of data from the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia [PDF]

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background Medication errors (MEs) represent avoidable harm that occurs within the healthcare system. While most MEs do not pose significant safety threats, some can result in severe harm, disability, or even death for patients.
Norazida Ab Rahman, Ee Vien Low, Fateha Kamaruddin, Asilah Che Ayub, Sue Chin Chong, Noridayu Tumiran, Norafidah Idris   +6 more
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Medication errors and medication error reporting practices in Ghana: a systematic review [PDF]

Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety
Background: Medication errors (MEs) and their underreporting compromise patient safety in Ghana, but the landscape of error types, reporting systems, and barriers has not been comprehensively synthesized.
Stephen Mensah Arhin, Isaac Tabiri Henneh, Theodora Dedo Azu, Joseph Arhin, Kwasi Sobre Nkrumah, Meshack Antwi-Adjei, Ewura Seidu Yahaya, Phylis Elsie Owusu Agyei, Emmanuel Nkrumah, Frank Osei-Poku, James Kojo Prah, Kwesi Boadu Mensah, Martins Ekor   +12 more
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A text mining approach to categorize patient safety event reports by medication error type [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
Patient safety reporting systems give healthcare provider staff the ability to report medication related safety events and errors; however, many of these reports go unanalyzed and safety hazards go undetected.
Christian Boxley, Mari Fujimoto, Raj M. Ratwani, Allan Fong   +3 more
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Proportion of medication error reporting and its associated factors among healthcare workers in Indonesia: A mixed-methods study [PDF]

Belitung Nursing Journal
Background: Medication errors (MEs) are among the most prevalent healthcare-related incidents. However, many institutions do not report these incidents.
Bayu Anggileo Pramesona, Dyah Wulan Sumekar Rengganis Wardani, Dwi Aulia Ramdini, Surasak Taneepanichskul   +3 more
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Exploration of Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Barriers towards Medication Error Reporting in a Tertiary Health Care Facility: A Qualitative Approach

Pharmacy, 2018
Medication error reporting (MER) is an effective way used to identify the causes of Medication Errors (MEs) and to prevent repeating them in future. The underreporting of MEs is a challenge generally in all MER systems.
Eman Ali Dyab, Ramadan Mohamed Elkalmi, Siti Halimah Bux, Shazia Qasim Jamshed   +3 more
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Latent preconditions of medication administration errors: development of a proactive error-management tool [PDF]

, 2008
latrogenic injury has been found to occur in around 10% of UK hospital admissions, equating to the harm of approximately 850,000 patients each year.
Carruthers, Samantha Jane
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Patient safety in Europe: medication errors and hospital-acquired infections [PDF]

, 2008
The Report was commissioned by the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) in November 2007 in order to support its policy statements on Patient Safety (June 2004).
Smith, L.N., Burke, Jacqueline, Willman, Ania, Smith, Lorraine, Sveinsdóttir, H., Willman, A., Sveinsdottir, Herdis, Burke, J.   +7 more
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Interventions to Reduce Medication Dispensing, Administration, and Monitoring Errors in Pediatric Professional Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Introduction: Pediatric patients cared for in professional healthcare settings are at high risk of medication errors. Interventions to improve patient safety often focus on prescribing; however, the subsequent stages in the medication use process ...
Joachim A. Koeck, Nicola J. Young, Udo Kontny, Thorsten Orlikowsky, Dirk Bassler, Albrecht Eisert, Albrecht Eisert   +6 more
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Medication error awareness among health care providers in Palestine: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional observational study

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2022
Background: Increased awareness among healthcare professionals regarding medication errors and the establishment of a medication error reporting system can significantly reduce the prevalence of medication errors.
Abdallah Damin Abukhalil, Nadine M. Amer, Lina Y. Musallam, Ni'meh Al-Shami   +3 more
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