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Emergency Medicine

Thomas Jefferson University

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)

Ultrasound-guided IV

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Speed And Safety: Emergency Department Ultrasound Lockboxes For Peripheral Iv’S, M. Trifan, S. Schiff, D. Devlin, B. Warden, M. Magee Jun 2019

Speed And Safety: Emergency Department Ultrasound Lockboxes For Peripheral Iv’S, M. Trifan, S. Schiff, D. Devlin, B. Warden, M. Magee

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)

Objectives

  • To decrease the average amount of time needed to place an USGIV by installing lock-boxes with all necessary materials on the ultrasound carts.
  • To eliminate a time-consuming step in gathering materials for USGIV, while satisfying safety standards for securing sharps in the department

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