Patient Injuries

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What is one of the most frequently occurring causes of patient injuries?

 

  1. Patients falling

     

  2. Patients burning themselves with hot water

     

  3. Injuries related to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans; e.g., ferromagnetic implants becoming dislodged

     

  4. Tubing misconnections