tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post7121727578332320065..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: “Common Sense is Very Uncommon”—Horace GreeleySkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-2423343770943817122013-11-13T14:37:32.128-05:002013-11-13T14:37:32.128-05:00Thanks for commenting. I'm sure you must have ...Thanks for commenting. I'm sure you must have heard about this case http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/nurse-kills-patient-injecting-coffee-drip-article-1.1189969.<br /><br />I would love to hear about med school and residency in Brasil.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-45699490907023928132013-11-13T13:47:24.419-05:002013-11-13T13:47:24.419-05:00This is a very interesting topic. One of these day...This is a very interesting topic. One of these days I was talking with my circulating nurse, who happens to also work at a neonatal ICU, and she told me that she is no suprised these erros occurs, because often there are many lines, long ones, attached in circles so as to the baby do not take it of (and still they do), some of them in infusion pumps, so they need to pay attention all the times. Also, the parenteral nutrition may look alike enteral nutrition and vice-versa. As she is very smart working girl, I know she doen't commit those erros, but one can see how a undermotivated, dumb, tired nurse go for it. Surely, nurses should be careful, but tubings could also be more easily identified or incompatible.<br />Recently, here in Brasil, there have been some cases of enteral feeding injected intravenously, and they have drawn too much attention from media. I didn't know these kind of things happened in USA too.<br />I am very surprised that it has been a issue for 30 years and no one put the obvious end on it.<br />Another source of anxiety is the epidural cateter. Certainly not the best way to administer drugs and food.<br /><br />PS I found your blog one month ago. Today I finished reading it. Someday, if you're interested, I'll tell you something about med school and residency in Brasil.Curingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07328242971641617437noreply@blogger.com