IV errors

I cannot over emphasise the importance of the BBC news health website. This resource allows us to access a wealth of information. In certain circumstances this information can be viewed as case studies. For example if you search for “nurse” “error” on the BBC news health website you can discover a whole new world of information.

• Insulin overdose
• Wrong injection kills toddler
• Decimal error
• Drugs error killed ex-lord mayor
• Morphine overdose
• Hospital failure
• Injection error hospital sorry
• Allergy death

Other stories

• Management of extravasation
• Antimicrobial copper
• International conference on HAIs
• Central venous catheter outcomes
• Antimicrobial central venous catheter
• TRALI following IVIG
• Central venous catheter BSI risk
• Ethanol lock technique
• Tourniquet application time
• Videocasting
• Outpatient antibiotic therapy with PICC
• Struck off over sharps disposal

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