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davidkinback

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well here it is at 4:30 am this morning i was called to a local nursing home (i wont name, names) and the complaint is that a pt had received the wrong meds. on arrival. the patient is waiting for us outside. we asked what was going on and he said" how the hell should i know, they (the nurses) just woke me up." so i ask the nurse what the deal is. she says he was given 1mg of atavane instead of his zanex. i asked what time. she said 10 30.

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1mg of atavane instead of his zanex. i asked what time. she said 10 30.

Welcome davidkinback.

Atavane? or Ativan?

Zanex? or Xanax?

10 30 AM? or 2230 PM?

Spelling and timing are two big causes of medication errors.

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I'd imagine this is a common threadamong every EMS, but i've seen about 15 variations on Fentanyl come out of my dispatchers. Antibiotics and Antineoplastics are even better...

Dave NREMT-P EMD

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Welcome davidkinback.

Atavane? or Ativan?

Zanex? or Xanax?

10 30 AM? or 2230 PM?

Spelling and timing are two big causes of medication errors.

2230 PM? As opposed to 2230 AM?

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