Increasing patient safety and surgical team communication by using a count/time out board

AORN Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 420-424

  Edel, Elizabeth Morell ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Count verification; Retained surgical items; Surgical counts; Time out

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TEXAS;

EID: 77957256725     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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2. Facts about the Universal Protocol. The Joint Commission Accessed July 27, 2010. http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/UniversalProtocol/up_facts.htm.
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