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EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL
Volume 24, Issue 7, Pages 482-484Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.043141
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Management of paracetamol overdose ( POD) is common in the emergency department (ED) and forms part of the clinical effectiveness audit programme of the British Association for Emergency Medicine. N- acetylcysteine ( NAC) infusion regimens for the treatment of POD are complicated and prescribing and administration errors have been well documented. This study assessed the ability of doctors and nurses to calculate correct doses using manual calculation skills and a weight-based NAC dosing chart when prescribing and preparing NAC infusions. With manual calculations, errors were made by doctors and nurses in 26% of cases collectively. No errors were made using the dosing chart. The dosing chart ensured 100% accuracy in dose calculations, which may translate into improved patient safety.
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