PSM offers downloadable patient safety tools from the conference. The nine tools tackle a wide range of medical issues, including:
1. Failure to rescue: post-operative respiratory depression
2. Medication errors
3. Suboptimal red blood cell transfusion
4. Central line-associated bloodstream infections
5. Suboptimal neonatal oxygen targeting
6. Failure to detect critical congenital heart disease
7. Healthcare-associated infections
8. Handoff communication
9. Culture of safety
Download all of the tools, or visit PSM’s website to download individual tools.
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