Legal Incident Reporting Requirements: Vasopressin Overdose

Identify the events that occurred in case studies and explain the problems that may cause root cause analysis. In this case study, patients who underwent septic shock at the time of admission to intensive care unit (ICU) required vasopressa and myocardial infarction occurred due to excessive vasopressin during treatment. The problem that triggers the root cause analysis may be related to an increase in the logarithm of the vasopressin dose. Prescription errors, pharmacy problems are also highlighted with this error and the Computerized Medical Order Input (CPOE) system does not eliminate medication errors and domino effects. The nurse who began taking medicine eventually connected to Patty.

Overdose is a medical emergency situation and immediately requires medical procedures to prevent serious health effects including death. Like the District of Columbia, there are countries that have passed the "Good Samaritan" Act to legally protect people calling 911 to report excess consumers and emergency situations. Symptoms of overdose depend on the medicine taken by one person. When someone uses an excess of opioid, it is not always easy to recognize the symptoms of overdose, as the effect of the drug resembles that of overdose. People may not notice that they are experiencing overdose, especially if they are severely affected by that medicine. Several symptoms of overdose include severe chest pain, stroke, severe headache, dyspnea, paralysis, severe excitement or anxiety.

The drug policy alliance states that only people who have seen overdose and those who overdosed are protected by good Samaria law. They are protected from simple drug trafficking and unlawful possession of drug addicts

You can overcome the legal complexity that may prevent people from seeking overdose by learning more about good Samaritan laws established in many states. These laws protect people who are overdosing or those who are being witnessed or may be involved in overdose otherwise. Laws that provide legal protection to people reporting overdose vary from state to state. In addition, drugs called naloxone hydrochloride (called naloxone or nalcan) can reverse the effects of opioids. This medication is usually used as a rescue method for people who use opioids in excess. Because naloxone is a prescription drug, there are laws and non-doctoral administration regulating the distribution of naloxone in many states because it is not technically distributed by outsiders.