Developer of ClearLine IV, a new patient safety solution for Constant Vigilance Against Dangerous Air Burden & the catastrophic consequences of air embolism.
"No medical tragedy is greater than the avoidable iatrogenic death. Perhaps saddest of all is the occurrence of venous air embolism... there is no instance in which a needle is placed in the venous system when the hazard of air embolism does not exist" @0X2020@patientsmatters
CMS Cuts Payments to 800 Hospitals for having the highest rates of incidents - Hospital Acquired Conditions
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ClearLine IV protects against the #2 HAC - Air Embolism
Outpatient Surgery named ClearLine IV one of the Top New Anesthesia Products for the OR from our exhibit at the ASA @OutpatientSurg@SafetyASAP @AnesthSafeNet @PedsAnesthesia
A set of 14 avoidable hospital-acquired conditions, including air embolism, cause 48,771 adverse patient outcomes, 3,219 deaths and over $2 billion in extra costs in 2016. #PatientsMatter#AirEmbolism@0X2020@SafetyASAP
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Idaho Supreme Court upholds $3.5MM award for single air embolism case at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center. Even when not fatal, small amounts of air is damaging to the human body and can be fatal to patients with PFOs. @0X2020 https://t.co/kphUpWp71W
California recently fined 13 hospitals over $1MM for patient safety issues. Air embolism is a preventable, non-reimbursable, Hospital Acquired Condition. What is your hospital doing to protect patients from dangerous air burden?
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"Significant safety issues related to infusion pumps have come to FDA’s attention... 2005-2009, FDA received approx. 56K reports of adverse events... including numerous injuries & deaths... (&) 87 infusion pump recalls" https://t.co/XlJ7uPDIck
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Only 0.25mL air/kg can cause serious clinical damage - especially in #pediatrics and patients with #congenitalheartdefects. Protect yourself and your patients from dangerous air embolism. #MondayMotivation@OX2020 Learn more at https://t.co/hezk88CaC8
#cardiacairembolism is an important complication in neonates requiring urgent diagnosis and management. Providers should be able to be able to identify common presentations such as unexpected sudden cardiovascular collapse or acute severe PHT. @MLH_CHD
Cardiac #airembolism should be suspected with acute unexplained cardiovascular collapse or worsening oxygenation in neonates. Here are five cases related to cardiac embolism in neonates and the accompanying effects. @PediAnesthesia@Pt_Family_Care https://t.co/T8b6VVr1rN
Newsletter#009 - September 2018. The theme will be man-machine-interface & interactions. Some experts in this field'll analyse different hazardous events. Please share with us your events on https://t.co/bod05TaY3O. #MedicalDevices#patientsafety
"No medical tragedy is greater than the avoidable iatrogenic death. Perhaps saddest of all is the occurrence of venous air embolism... there is no instance in which a needle is placed in the venous system when the hazard of air embolism does not exist"
IV infusion systems pose the greatest risk of medical error in magnet hospital systems. Hospitals need strong protocols to protect patients from infections, needlesticks, infiltration & dangerous air intrusion. @patientsmatters@SafetyASAP@ptsafetyNHS
"Few patients are more vulnerable to air embolisms than our Shriners pediatric patients. ClearLine IV has dramatically and actively increased our safety margins." - Frederic Bushnell, MD @shrinershosp@PedNursing#airburden#patientsafety