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Bar codes help reduce drug snafus

Submitted by Jamie Kelly on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 10:43. :: Articles and Studies

Organization: By L.E. CAMPENELLA, The Patriot Ledger

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Two South Shore hospitals now using wristband technology

Patients admitted to Milton Hospital and New England Sinai Hospital and Rehabilitation Center should take a closer look at the bracelet wrapped around their wrist.

No longer just pieces of plastic with a barely legible name on them, bracelets at the two hospitals now have an electronic bar code that could prevent a life-threatening drug reaction.

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Document Date: 07/19/2007

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