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When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.