Operating room fires make the top 10 list of 2020 hospital sentinel/never events
Most OR fires include oxygen and either electrocautery or lasers
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Medical malpractice
Errors in medication management are in 2020's top 10 list of most common sentinel/never events
Nursing, physician, pharmacy medication errors can cause patient harm
Medical device clinical alarm problems are among the top hospital sentinel events of 2020
Clinical alarms are only helpful when hospital staff members pay attention to them
Delay in treatment is one of the top healthcare sentinel events of 2020
Delays in testing can lead to diagnostic and treatment errors
Retained foreign bodies/surgical items are among top serious 2020 medical errors
Sponges, needles, and gauze are the most common surgical items negligently left behind in patients' bodies
Wrong site, wrong person surgeries among top serious 2020 medical errors
One hospital recently admitted to surgically removing the wrong man's prostate gland
A successful Texas medical malpractice case requires more than just a healthcare mistake
Plaintiffs must link the medical mistake to foreseeable harm with expert testimony
Opioids, muscle relaxants increase fall risk
Some fall risk tools don't account for these factors, and can lead to nursing medical malpractice
Hospital cost saving efforts can lead to early extubation, medical malpractice
Removing a breathing tube too quickly can lead to brain injury or death
There are risks to stopping fetal monitoring before delivery
Baby is born with brain injury after no monitoring in operating room and no-rush C-Section delivery