The Ecri Institute, which conducts patient safety research, issued a report last week listing the top 10 technology hazards for hospital patients. Without further adieu...here you go:
1. Alarm Hazards
2. Injuries from needle sticks and other sharp objects
3. Air embolism from contrast media injectors
4. Retained devices (like surgical sponges)
5. Surgical fires
6. Anesthesia hazards due to inadequate pre-use inspection
7. Misleading displays
8. CT radiation dosing
9. MR imaging burns
10. Fiberoptic light-source burns
My Question: What steps are being taken by the following hospitals in Western Virginia to prevent injuries from these technological hazards?
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Lewis-Gale Hospital, Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County, Danville Regional Medical Center, Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Carilion New River Valley Hospital, Montgomery Regional Hospital, Wellmont Bristol Regional Hospital, Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital, Alleghany Regional Hospital, Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital, and Tazewell Community Hospital
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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There are a few more. You might catch on fire when you try to smole while wearing oxygen.
You might overdose on narcotics when your family keeps pushing the button on your PCA.
Youmight find out that you have cancer when your pre-op chest xray for your gallbladder shows a huge mass.
You might find out that you have MRSA when they swab your nose as soon as you get to the hospital. (Hospitals now test every patient coming in because of MEDICARE's never events).
Your dollars and your health insurance dollars will be used to provide care for all those who choose not to get insurance.
The best reason to stay out of the hospital: You will find out just what your health insurance's maximum out of pocket expense is.
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