Thursday, 22 August 2019

Joint Commission considers ‘wrong site block dental local anesthesia’ a sentinel event

The Joint Commission, the nation’s largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care, clarified to the Association in July 11 that it continues to consider a “wrong site block dental local anesthesia” as a sentinel event — a term generally defined as an incident that results in death, permanent harm or severe temporary harm.

from ADA News RSS https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2019-archive/august/joint-commission-considers-wrong-site-block-dental-local-anesthesia-a-sentinel-event

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