MRI ACCIDENTS:
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Six-year-old patient fatally injured (from FDA) An unsuspected MR projectile (JMRI) Flying oxygen cylinder (from JMRI, 2004) Flying infusion pump hits MRI (from AHRQ) Safety precautions in MRI environment (ECRI) Medical center fined (State of N.Y. Department of Health) Starting January 1, 2009 inpatient and outpatient accredited facilities will need to abide by the new Risk Management provisions of The Joint Commission Environment of Care standard. This new standard specifically cites Sentinel Event Alerts as one external reference that must be considered in defining risks. For MRI facilities, this automatically means Sentinel Event Alert #38 Environment of Care read more Sentinel Event Alert #38 read more |
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