Top 10 Medical Device Hazards for 2012
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![TOP 10 HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
HAZARDS FOR 2012
Most medical device hazards are avoidable. Which
ones should be at the top of your prevention list?
1
Alarm hazards
Exposure hazards from radiation
2 therapy and CT
Medication administration errors
3 using infusion pumps
4 flexible endoscopes
Cross-contamination from
5
Inattention to change management
for medical device connectivity
6
Enteral feeding misconnections
7
Surgical fires
Needlesticks and other
8 sharps injuries
Anesthesia hazards due to
9incomplete pre-use inspection
10 Poor usability of home-use
medical devices
From ECRI Institute’s Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2012
[guidance article], Health Devices, November 2011.
MS11651
For more information, call (610) 825-6000, ext. 5891.
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Top 10 Medical Device Hazards for 2012
- 1. TOP 10 HEALTH TECHNOLOGY HAZARDS FOR 2012 Most medical device hazards are avoidable. Which ones should be at the top of your prevention list? 1 Alarm hazards Exposure hazards from radiation 2 therapy and CT Medication administration errors 3 using infusion pumps 4 flexible endoscopes Cross-contamination from 5 Inattention to change management for medical device connectivity 6 Enteral feeding misconnections 7 Surgical fires Needlesticks and other 8 sharps injuries Anesthesia hazards due to 9incomplete pre-use inspection 10 Poor usability of home-use medical devices From ECRI Institute’s Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2012 [guidance article], Health Devices, November 2011. MS11651 For more information, call (610) 825-6000, ext. 5891. © 2011 ECRI Institute www.ecri.org/2012_Top_10_Hazards