News tagged with safety
Bed alarms not proven to prevent patient falls in hospitals, researchers say
(Medical Xpress)—Equipping hospital beds with alarms does not decrease patient falls and related injuries, according to University of Florida researchers and colleagues. The findings, published Nov. 20 in the Annals of ...
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Nov 21, 2012 |
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Bake the bird: Thanksgiving Day is tops for cooking injuries
More than 141 serious fires and hot-oil burns have been reported from the use of turkey fryers over the past decade, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Nov 21, 2012 |
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Warning about single-load liquid laundry packets
(AP)—The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents to be careful with those little single-load liquid laundry packets.
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Nov 20, 2012 |
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Traceability for cancer therapy
Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have worked to establish traceability for a molecular radiotherapy treatment for patients suffering from neuroendocrine tumours.
Cancer
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Medications are being discontinued—and the pharmacist may not know
More than 85,000 medications are discontinued each year by physicians, yet while physicians share this information with their patients, it is too often not shared with the pharmacists. This communication gap, identified by ...
Medications
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Researchers predict hidden epidemic of neurological disability for India
The 'Global Perspectives' published in the Nov. 20, 2012 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, features "Neurologic Disability: A Hidden Epidemic for India". The authors, a team of US ...
Neuroscience
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Portable bed rails aren't safe: Groups ask FTC to ban false advertising
Portable bed rails marketed to "make any bed safer" actually increase the risk of injury and death, according to an article in the November 15 issue of Biomedical Safety & Standards (BS&S). ...
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Nov 19, 2012 |
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Limiting neurosurgery residents' work hours hasn't decreased complication rates
Limits on duty hours for residents in training haven't increased the safety of one common brain operation, concludes a study in the November issue of Neurosurgery.
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Nov 19, 2012 |
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Washing turkey, not using thermometer can be recipe for food poisoning
(Medical Xpress)—When it comes to your Thanksgiving turkey, a Kansas State University food safety expert has two tips that could help keep your holiday meal safer.
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Nov 19, 2012 |
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Inpatient sleeping drug quadrupled fall risk
A drug commonly prescribed to help patients sleep in hospitals has been associated with an increased risk of falls, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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Nov 19, 2012 |
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Don't let foodborne illness spoil the holidays
While the holidays are a time for surprises, one holiday surprise to be avoided at all costs is foodborne bacteria, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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India's public health system has collapsed, minister says
India's rural development minister said Friday the country's public health system had "collapsed" in a blunt assessment of his government's failure to extend a social safety net for the poor.
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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More Americans buckling up than ever before, report says
(HealthDay)—Seat belt use by American drivers and passengers reached an all-time high of 86 percent in 2012, a new federal government study finds.
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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Lean process methods expedite care in ischemic stroke
(HealthDay)—Use of lean process improvement methodology can reduce the time to stroke care without compromising patient safety, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Stroke.
Cardiology
Nov 10, 2012 |
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Setting national goals to bolster patient safety with electronic health records
Electronic health records (EHRs) are expected to improve patient safety, but they themselves can present challenges for which health care providers must be prepared. Experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...
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Nov 07, 2012 |
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