Alexandria Journal of Medicine (Mar 2016)

Accidental IV administration of epinephrine instead of midazolam at colonoscopy

  • Ahmed Gado,
  • Basel Ebeid,
  • Anthony Axon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajme.2014.11.003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 52, no. 1
pp. 91 – 93

Abstract

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Drug administration errors appear to be a major source of iatrogenic harm to hospitalized patients. They often, particularly in the case of epinephrine, have catastrophic consequences both for the patient and the well-meaning provider. The following incident is a medication error case report which illustrates one way that incorrect medication may be administered. IV epinephrine was accidentally administered instead of midazolam at colonoscopy.

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