Endorsing JCAHO's Sentinel Event Alert. Report on ventilator deaths and injuries echoes ECRI's long-held views.
D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000401:mortality*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000401:mortality*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000009:adverse effects*