Getting the right blood to the right patient: The contribution of near-miss event reporting and barrier analysis

Transfusion Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 380-384

  Kaplan, H S ^a  

^a Harkness Pavillon 4 418 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

"Job aid"; Bar coding; Bedside blood testing; Event reporting systems; Forcing function; MERS TM; Miscollected samples; Mislabeled samples; Near miss events; Precursor events; Protective barriers; Recovery; Risk matrix; Training to failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATA BASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 29144504009     PISSN: 12467820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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