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Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.
HIV testing reach is still limited. An estimated 40% of people with HIV (more than 14 million) remain undiagnosed and do not know their infection status.
The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.