Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
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Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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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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