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MDA study: Israeli ambulances make fewer drug errors than ERs do

12.7 percent of patients received the wrong medicine from MDA staff while 36.1 percent got the wrong drugs in the emergency room.

By Dan Even | 01:33 27.06.12 |

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A new study has revealed a high incidence of incorrect drugs being administered in both Magen David Adom mobile units and hospital emergency rooms.

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This doesn't have to happen! Check into ColorSafe IV Lines. They use color to keep the medications straight.
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