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Drug abuse can result in serious health complications that may include overdose among other side effects like addiction. Drug overdose may fall into either intentional or accidental categories. Intentional overdoses in most cases occur when someone triesto commit suicide. On the other hand, Accidental overdoses in most cases occur when somebody takes more than the prescribed medication by the doctor or when they use too much of a drug to get ‘high’. Drug overdose can be identified by physical examination of signs and symptoms, among other procedures. Such procedures are as discussed below: Identification of signs and symptoms The signs and symptoms of drug overdose may vary from one person to another and also depend on the drug ingested. Common signs of a drug overdose may include: ·          Abnormal breathing ·          Vomiting and nausea ·        ...

Medical errors may occur in different health care settings, and those that happen in hospitals can have serious consequences. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which has sponsored hundreds of patient safety research and implementation projects, offers these evidence-based tips to prevent adverse events from occurring in your hospital. Improve hand hygiene compliance The link between dirty hands and the transmission of health care-associated infections has strong backing in epidemiological literature, and the importance of hand hygiene has been touted by the World Health Organization, the Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet rates of hand washing are low, averaging 39%, with many doctors and nurses underestimating the activity's safety value.Research shows that effective hand hygiene initiatives improve knowledge of when to clean and how to clean, require demonstration of the knowledge, ensure that alcohol-based rub ...