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