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Article: JCAHO releases stats on ventilator-related deaths and injuries. (News Wire).
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- Healthcare Purchasing News
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- April 1, 2002
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The Joint Commission says it has reviewed 23 reports of deaths or injuries related to long-term ventilation since January. Of that total, 19 events resulted in death and four in coma. Of those 23 cases, 65 percent were related to the malfunction or misuse of an alarm or an inadequate alarm; 52 percent were related to a tubing disconnect; and 26 percent ...