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A comment on Toyota Sudden Acceleration Danger

Frank Bailey — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:01:40 GMT

The RAV4 has the new electronic throttle control that has given some users problems with unintended acceleration according to Sean Kane, head of Safety Research and Strategies, a Rehoboth, Mass., cousulting firm. It is not clear if it also has the floor mat problem. Take a look to make sure the floor mat is secured.

A comment on Toyota Sudden Acceleration Danger

Barbara — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:38:10 GMT

Frank, I do not see the RAV4 mentioned in the link of the models with recalled floor mats as mentioned in your post.

A comment on Toyota Sudden Acceleration Danger

Frank Bailey — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:32:05 GMT

Barbara, go to the link "recalled"...The floor mat may slip foward. Be sure your floor mat is held in place and cannot slip under the accelerator. Hope this is clearer.

A comment on Toyota Sudden Acceleration Danger

Barbara Lombardi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:42:07 GMT

Frank, I was a little confused by the information related to the unintended acceleration and the electronic throttle control for specific Toyota models. My daughter has a 2005 RAV4; are you saying that if that part has been replaced there is an increased danger? Or is the danger in the original part? Thanks for the information.

A comment on Medication Errors

Frank — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:01:59 GMT

Karen,
Thank you for your comment. I don't know much about Patient Advocates. I do know that patients need to question everything that is done for them. That is the safety net that will help prevent these medication errors.

A comment on Medication Errors

karen mercereau, RN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:59:57 GMT

Excellent point made. This is one area where RN Patient Advocates can have a major impact. Many times errors occur because people have no idea what they are taking; they are told to take the pill, so they do. An RN Patient Advocate empowers an individual and engages him in his own care through education re: his diagnosis and what the meds are actually for and how they should be taken. Education about meds saves lives.
Karen Mercereau, RN Patient Advocate

A comment on Medication Errors

frank — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:55:36 GMT

Martine, Thank you for your support of placing the blame where it belongs. Nurses are the front line, but often over worked and underpaid. We need IT and well paid staff...
Where can I get a copy of your book?

A comment on Medication Errors

Martine Ehrenclou — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:44:39 GMT

Frank, you covered such an important topic. You are so right that medication errors are the most common medical error.
What Obama is doing as part of overhauling the medical system, is to force hospitals to go IT. Computerizing all health records can help prevent some medication errors, but the cost to hospitals is very high as you can imagine.
What I wish Obama would do is put some of the money that he has allocated for this transition to IT, into increasing the nursing force in hospitals to alleviate the current drastic, nationwide nursing shortage.
Not all medication errors can be prevented by computerizing health records. A good RN who is paid well, treated with respect and not asked to work overtime repeatedly, will do more than prevent medication errors. A rested and alert RN can prevent all sorts of medical errors in hospitals. But it seems as though nurses, the lifeline for the hospitalized patient, has been overlooked.
Nurses can only do so much if they are caring for too many patients, asked to do massive amounts of paperwork (charting) for each patient and asked to work overtime on a regular basis
All the more reason for a hospitalized patient to enlist the help of a loved one to be his or her advocate to oversee and monitor care. The goal of the advocate is to prevent medical errors, medication mistakes, the spread of hospital-acquired infectious diseases, falls, bed sores and more. I interviewed over 150 nurses and physicians for my book which is about how to be a proactive advocate for a loved one.

A comment on MRSA And Your Life Update

Kathy Day — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:51:07 GMT

So, just why is it that somebody somewhere has NOT started a massive class action suit against any and all hospitals who do NOT use the proven preventative measures to protect their patients from MRSA infections?
My father died from Hospital Acquired MRSA Pnuemonia. The hospital told us he contracted it in their hospital and they said it with a certain arrogance because they KNOW they are untouchable. Why is this?
I also believe that suits because of these preventable infections is what will make them pay attention and do something about it
I wrote a proposal for the State of Maine to stop preventable MRSA infections. Only a small part of it passed and I am fighting tooth and nail to get active detection and Isolation in all Maine Hospitals. It is proven and it works...and yet the infection "controllers" fight against it.
Lawyers need to step up on this...for the safety of all patients, including themselves!

A comment on MRSA Invades The House Of Representatives Gym

Brad Barrier — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:58:17 GMT

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