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Patient Safety Alert Supplement
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If you want to reduce falls, you’ve got to plan
Slips and falls are a leading loss driver in both frequency and severity, says Jim Sheridan, senior risk control consultant with PMA Insurance Group in Blue Bell, PA. -
Audio conference: Including children in clinical research
Thomson American Health Consultants is offering an audio conference with the information necessary to help you recognize the ethical and regulatory issues related to working with children in clinical trials. -
Simple strategies can help reduce falls and liability in your facility
Slips, trips, and falls happen in any health care setting, and they can be enormously expensive. The good news is that you can sharply reduce those accidents by aggressively employing some rather simple strategies. -
Full October 2004 Issue in PDF
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Legal Review & Commentary - Failure to properly treat a puncture wound results in leg amputation, brain damage: $7.1M settlement
This case highlights the problems that can stem from traumatic lacerations, a common childhood injury. -
Top 10 strategies for reducing slips and falls
Experts say these are the top 10 strategies for reducing slips, trips, falls, and the associated liability. -
Pharmacology Watch: Valacyclovir Reduces Genital Herpes Transmission
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Are Those White Matter Lesions in Migraine Real?
The possible association of migraine and stroke remains an active area of controversy in clinical neurology. Since migraines predominantly affect young people and the medications used can cause vasoconstriction, assessing the full vascular risk profile of migraine is important from a diagnostic and therapeutic point of view. To date, the literature is incomplete. -
Full March 2004 Issue in PDF