Accidental IV administration of epinephrine instead of midazolam at colonoscopy

Drug administration errors appear to be a major source of iatrogenic harm to hospitalized patients. They often, particularly in the case of epinephrine, have catastrophic consequences both for the patient and the well-meaning provider. The following incident is a medication error case report which i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmed Gado, Basel Ebeid, Anthony Axon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-03-01
Series:Alexandria Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506814001122