Reinforce Strategies to Prevent Serious Hospital Med Errors

November 2024

ISMP’s list of best practices for hospitals is spurring discussions on how to prevent some of the top causes of harmful med errors.

Work as a team to implement error-reduction strategies for tranexamic acid...vaccines...and at transitions of care.

Prevent wrong-route errors with tranexamic acid. Look-alike tranexamic acid vial caps make it easily mistaken for local anesthetics (bupivacaine, lidocaine, etc)...which are sometimes given intrathecally.

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Reinforce Strategies to Prevent Serious Hospital Med Errors

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