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Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 17 Issue 4 November 2022

Two residents die prematurely due to choking on food.

In this edition we review the limits of decision-making tools in situations of alert fatigue and failure-to-escalate.

Two deaths due to head trauma related to use of a mechanical hoist and a lift chair.

This edition focuses on safe transfer of care when dealing with critically ill patients.

Death of a resident from positional asphyxia. Highlights need for better internal emergency incident responses and deploying staff.

This preventable death of a six-year-old child highlights lessons about the management of sepsis in an asplenic patient.

The investigations of two deaths related to medications and medication management highlight the importance of challenging the status quo.

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This podcast presents two cases highlighting the challenges of facilitating and supervising community access for residential clients.

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This podcast presents two cases highlighting the poorer outcomes that can occur for older persons following trauma.

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