us design a template
based on thinking
about medication
administration in a
holistic way.
Our research has
revealed that organiz-
ing the medication
staging area declut-
ters the minds of
providers, allowing
them to calculate
doses more accurate-
ly during emergency
simulations, resulting
in a significate reduc-
tion in dosing errors.
Additionally, the des-
ignated syringe wells
prompt providers to
ensure emergency
medications are on
the cart before bases
begin.
Proven results
The template has
nearly eliminated
syringe swaps and
miscalculation errors
Anesthesia Alert
AA
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• BEFORE AND AFTER Disorganized works stations (top) increase the risk of grab-
bing the wrong syringe while the template's organized space makes it easy to identi-
fy and locate the correct syringe.
Eliot
Grigg,
MD
