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The importance of patient safety

THE RISING OF PATIENT SAFETY The focus on patient safety has evolved over the past 2,000 years, from cleanliness and sterilization to single-use surgical instruments to patient. Currently, patient information will lead medicalproviders to make smarter treatment decisions, ultimately resulting in greater patient safety and reduced mortality rates. +++++++ THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENT SAFETY +++- The risk of patients health infection in some developing countries is as much as 20 times higher than in developed countries. 1.4 million people worldwide 98,000 annual deaths, medical errors are the 5th leading causes of death in the U.S. suffer from infections acquired in hospitals. 100 million More than people require surgical YABOAUE treatment every year for different medical reasons 50% of medical equipment in At least developing countries is unusable +++++++ TIMELINE OF PATIENT SAFETY ++++++- +++: Before 20th Century BOILED INSTRUMENTS 130- 200 AD Galen the Greek was 2nd to Hippocrates in fame. As a leader in medicine at the time. He was one of the first to boil medical insturments prior to caring for his patients. HAND WASHING AND FINGERNAIL 1847 SCRUBBING It's hard to believe that hand washing was not a common practice until the 1800s, but it took a big clinical value of hand washing and fingernail scrubbing. DEVELOPMENT OF THE GERM THEORY OF 1890s DISEASE The germ theory of disease postulates that microorganisms are the source of numerous diseases. The theory itself was tentative at first, but is now a pillar of modern medicine and microbiology. Antibiotics and hygiene practices are all rooted in the study of germs. AUTOCLAVE 19th Autoclave are found in hospitals and laboratories among other places that need to sterilize tools. Single-use items have become popular so as to avoid the need to autoclave. Some notable examples are of these tools are: Century Hypodermic needles Needle holders Forceps Scalpel handles 20th - 21st Centuries and beyond THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH RECORDS 1920s Documenting the history of patients would be very beneficial to both the doctor and the patient. Keeping the information readily available made it far easier to treat patient based on their health history. DISPOSABLE SYRINGES 1949 While syringes had been around in one form or another since the 1600s, the disposable syringe was invented centuries later by Arthur E. Smith to prevent the spread of disease between patients. PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS 1978 The first mention of a "personal health record" was used in an article by PubMed. Personal health records were meant to provide a more extensive range of historical data about a patient which are mention below: Allergies R X-rays Chronic Diseases Lab Results M Family History Prescriptions Past illness Surgeries ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) 1990s End The Electronic Health Record reduces error by providing comprehensive info on clients. It includes all of the information above as well as: © Where patients pick up prescriptions © Reminders of important dates concerning patients O Access to patient information from any location ACTIVE RFID PLATFORM 2000s These platforms are based on audio recorded electronic tags verifying the reliability of patient information. There are different options available: O Identification by request of health care personnel using scanners O Automatic identification upon entry of patient Identification through proximity to the patient Sources: Created by : wikipedia http://www.who.int http://ezinearticles.com http://www.reportlinker.com M Surgical Instruments.com www.surgicalinstruments.com ex +

The importance of patient safety

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