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Oral syringes: a crucial and economical risk-reduction strategy that has not been fully utilized.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 22, 2009;14:1-3.
 

This report describes examples of mistaken administration of oral/enteral liquids through parenteral devices and provides strategies to prevent such errors.
 
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Resource Type:  Newspaper/Magazine Article

Setting of Care:  Hospitals

Target Audience:  Health Care Providers

   Health Care Executives and Administrators > Quality and Safety Professionals

Clinical Area:  Pharmacy > Hospital Pharmacy

Safety Target:  Device-related Complications

   Medication Safety > Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events > Administration Errors

Error Types:  Active Errors > Cognitive Errors ("Mistakes")

Approach to Improving Safety:  Human Factors Engineering

   Education and Training

Origin/Sponsor:  North America > United States of America
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