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Alerts and Notices (Medical Devices)
Tips and Articles on Device Safety
List of Tips and Articles on Medical Device Safety
Safety Tips for Laboratorians
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List of Tips and Articles on Medical Device Safety
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Articles/Safety Tips
Device
Date
Title
Alarm
04/01/05
Sounding the Alarm for I.V. Infiltration
Alarm
09/01/01
Alarming Monitor Error
Balloon
07/10/07
On Guard for Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Problems
Batteries
09/04/08
Cutting a Battery Pack Cable Can Start a Fire
Batteries
05/29/03
Plug it in!
Beds/Bed Rails
11/16/08
Waking Up To Hospital Bed Entrapment Risks
Beds/Bedrails
12/01/02
When Bed Isn't A Safe Haven
Biliblanket Phototherapy Light
08/01/98
Biliblanket Phototherapy Light - Follow These Tips to Use it Safely
Bypass Grafts
03/01/09
Exertion Can Disrupt Axillofemoral Bypass Grafts
Cardiac Pacemakers
03/01/98
Implanted Pacemakers - Avoiding Electromagnetic Interference
Catheters
03/29/07
Prevent Dangerous Hemodialysis Catheter Disconnections
Catheters
11/01/97
Removing Catheters - Managing Freezes and Fractures
Cellular Phones
06/01/02
Don't answer that cell phone!
Connections
02/01/04
Watch those power connections!
Connections
09/01/03
Compatible Connections, Incompatible Products
Connections
03/01/03
Check That Cable!
Contact Lenses
11/01/03
Flying Blind with Decorative Lenses
Contact Lenses
11/06/09
Keep An Eye Out For Contact Lens Problems
Contrast Media
11/01/04
Power Injectors put I.V. Lines Under Pressure
Contrast Media
01/01/01
Safeguarding Contrast Media Injections
Defibrillators
06/07/07
Safety Tip: External Defibrillators With "Hands-Free" Capability: Recommendations for Maintaining Their Cables and Connectors
DEHP
07/01/03
Could That Plastic Device Harm Your Patient?
Denture Cleansers
12/01/01
Using Denture Cleansers Safely
Dialysis
07/01/04
Shortcut to Peritonitis
Disinfectants/Sterilants
07/01/99
Don't Make a Splash - Avoid Injuries from Liquid Chemical Disinfectants
Electrodes
11/22/06
Cables and electrodes can burn patients during MRI
Electrodes
09/01/02
Monitoring Temporary Pacemaker Connections
Abdominal Muscle Stimulators
05/01/03
Can You Stomach it? Abdominal Muscle Stimulators
Feeding Tubes
06/01/98
Enteral Feeding Tubes - Check Carefully to Avoid Misconnecting These Devices
Epidural Conduction Device
02/19/08
Epidural Conduction Device Fractures and Complications of Retained Fragments
Fluid Warmers
07/01/00
Warming Up To Safe Infusion
Guide Wires
04/01/98
Safeguarding Cardiac Guide Wires - Follow these Tips to Avoid Breakage
Heating & Cooling Devices
01/10/97
Heating Devices - How to Avoid Burns
Hemostasis Devices
07/25/06
Risk of Local Adverse Events following Cardiac Catheterization by Hemostasis Device Use - Phase II
Hemostasis Devices
01/01/99
Collagen Hemostasis Devices - Small Device, Big Risk
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
02/07/07
Prevent life-threatening communication breakdowns
Infant
07/01/98
Infant Skin Temperature Probes - Follow These Safety Tips for Use
Infant
04/01/09
Use Infant Heel Warmers with Care
Infusion Pump
04/01/04
PCA by Proxy: Too Much of a Good thing?
LASIK
05/01/07
Eyeing the Perils of LASIK Surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
12/01/08
Danger: "Sandbag" in the MRI Room
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Screening
08/04/03
Reports of Metal Debris Left in Patients: Implications for Magnetic Resonance (MR) Screening
Metal Allergies
02/06/04
Talk About Metal Allergies
Microscopes
05/01/09
Reduce the Risk of Skin Burns
Oxygen Cylinder Regulators
01/10/07
Prevent Fires When Using Oxygen Cylinder Regulators
Pacemakers
09/01/00
Sending the Wrong Signals
Pacemakers
03/01/00
Pacing Your Patients
Percutaneous Sheath Introducer
11/01/98
Percutaneous Sheath Introducer - Take These Precautions to Avoid Air Embolisms
Pulsatile Lavage with Scuction
01/01/05
Cover up and Clean up to Prevent Deadly Infections
Pulse Oximeters
09/01/98
Pulse Oximeters - Monitor Your Patient Closely to Avoid Serious Injuries
Analgesia Pumps
10/17/03
Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pumps with Keypad Locking Mechanisms
Reuse
07/01/97
Disposable Devices - Time for A Change
Human Factors
06/09/08
How Human Factors Lead to Medical Device Adverse Events
Device Fragment
11/14/07
Danger: Beware of Unretrieved Device Fragments
Sharps
10/01/98
Sharps Containers - Take These Steps to Avoid Getting Stuck
Surgical Mesh
07/01/09
Looking Into Problems With Transvaginal Surgical Mesh
Tourniquets
04/02/07
Pneumatic Tourniquet Cuffs, with the Tourniquet Systems
Vacuum-Assisted Childbirth
01/01/02
Problems After Vacuum-Assisted Childbirth
Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure
07/01/05
Keep a Close Eye on Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure
Vascular Access Devices
07/07/04
Reminders from FDA Regarding Ruptured Vascular Access Devices from Power Injection
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