Evaluation of the profile errors in the drugs Infusion through the use of app with Anesthesiologists: An overwiew / Avaliação dos erros de perfil na infusão de medicamentos através do uso de aplicativo com anestesiologistas: uma visão geral

 Is has been widely discussed hospital safety and strategies that can be taken to minimize risks in hospital care. Anesthesiology is the only medical class that prescribes, dilutes and administers the drugs. Adding to the high frequency of these administrations creates a scenario conducive to avoidable medical failures. Based on this problem, we identify this particular medical class that has a constant risk of dealing directly with complex situations and whose actions have a direct influence on the outcome of health care. The two main errors associated with medication were: Labels of the same color and size but with different concentrations and the color of the letters printed on the ampules. Finally, human error, delegating medication to third parties. These finding provides new insight about aspects that could importantly interfere with patient safe

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved