The Sentinel Event Solutions Resource Manual addresses each of The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Alerts, providing policies, procedures, plans and other action oriented documents that demonstrate compliance with all associated recommendations related to each Sentinel Event Alert.

By using this comprehensive resource tool, your organization will be assured that all compliance bases are covered and that all action requirements are met for each area of concern discussed in The Joint Commissions's Sentinel Event Alerts. Detailed planning documents, policies and other tools outline how organizations can meet TJC's toughest requirements related to avoiding specific sentinel events.

Keep current and compliant with Sentinel Event Solutions Resource Manual while achieving optimal patient safety.

The comprehensive Sentinel Event Solutions Resource Manual addresses the following issues:

• Anticoagulation
• Behaviors that undermine a culture of safety
• Preventing pediatric medication errors
• Preventing accidents and injuries in the MRI suite
• Emergency electrical power system failures
• Preventing tubing misconnections
• Medication reconciliation
• Preventing vincristine administration errors
• Patient controlled analgesia by proxy
• Preventing and managing anesthesia awareness
• Preventing kernicterus
• Preventing infant death and injury during delivery
• Preventing surgical fires
• Infection control issues that relate to sentinel events
• Preventing bed rail-related entrapment deaths
• Delays in treatment
• Preventing ventilator-related deaths and injuries
• Preventing needlestick and sharps injuries
• Preventing medical gas mix-ups
• Preventing exposure to Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
• Preventing fires in the home care setting
• Preventing blood transfusion errors
• Preventing infant abductions
• Preventing restraint deaths
• Preventing inpatient suicide

... and much more!