Reducing Risks Associated with Medical Device Misconnections
WHY: Medical device misconnections may cause can result in patient injury or death.Can occur for many reasons, including:
- The similar design of many connectors and widespread use of connectors with similar sizes and shapes
- Human error, arising from conditions such as multiple connections on one patient, poor lighting, lack of training, time pressure, fatigue or high-stress environments.
WHO: FDA and International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
WHAT: Actions to reduce the likelihood of medical device misconnections. Development of standardized connector designs for specific medical applications intended to physically prevent connections with devices used for other medical applications
