S.E.A. Medical Tackles IV Errors Before They Occur
In 2006, 2-year-old Emily Jerry was killed when a technician mixed her chemotherapy drug with a saline solution 26 times above normal.
In 2006, 2-year-old Emily Jerry was killed when a technician mixed her chemotherapy drug with a saline solution 26 times above normal.
A recent study commissioned by the Society of Actuaries and completed by Milliman, Inc., highlighted both the high personal and financial costs exacted by measurable medical errors.
Medication error is one of the top 10 causes of death in the United States, killing an estimated 7,000 people per year.
Intravenous (IV) drugs leave a huge margin for human error, particularly at the point of administration.
Michael Weickert, President and CEO of SEA Medical Systems, Inc., discusses his company with OneMedTV correspondent Alicia Ontiveros at the 2010 OneMedForum in San Francisco.
Michael Weickert, President and CEO of SEA Medical Systems, Inc., discusses his company with OneMedTV correspondent Alicia Ontiveros at the 2010 OneMedForum in San Francisco.
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