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Five Best Practices for IV Medication Administration Safety 

PDC Healthcare

Nearly 40% of medical errors take place during medication administration as it is one of the most intricate processes for healthcare staff. The post Five Best Practices for IV Medication Administration Safety appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blog. It is critical to ensure the 5 rights […].

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Giving TXA Via An Intraosseous Line?

The Trauma Pro

The IV peak was higher than IO and approached statistical significance (0.053) ROTEM showed that the animals were significantly hyperfibrinolytic after injury, but rapidly corrected after administration of TXA. Results were the same for both IV and IO groups. Bottom line: This was a very simple and elegant study.

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Eighteen Years as a Nocturnist: Night-shifters do it without even a little consideration from administration

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Nursing Malpractice: The Basics – Part 2

The Trauma Pro

Most people worry about common errors like wrong dose, wrong drug, and wrong route of administration. What are common sources of malpractice complaints against nurses? The most common event is medication error. But one less commonly considered drug-related responsibility is assessment for side effects and toxicity of medications administered.

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Another Study on Peripheral Vasopressors

RebelEM

Historically the administration of vasopressors was restricted to central venous catheters (CVC) due to concerns for local tissue injury resulting from vasoconstriction if extravasation occurred from a peripheral IV. Peripheral Administration of Norepinephrine: A Prospective Observational Study. Paper: Yerke JR et al. CHEST 2024.

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In adult patients with major trauma, who are at risk for trauma-induced coagulopathy does early administration of 1g of tranexamic acid (TXA) followed by an infusion of 1g over 8 hours, compared with placebo, increase survival with a favourable functional outcome at 6 months?

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Prehospital: What’s The Best Chest Seal For Sucking Chest Wounds?

The Trauma Pro

To avoid this, a number of vented products have been developed and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But there is a danger that this could result in development of tension pneumothorax, because the dressing not only keeps air from getting in but also keeps any buildup of pneumothorax from getting out.