Veterans Health Administration patients had approximately twice the rate of fatal accidental poisoning compared to adults in the general U.S. population for fiscal year 2005, according to a study published in Medical Care.
Researchers studied all patients 18 years and older who received VHA services in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 and who were alive at the start of fiscal year 2005. They compared this data to that in the Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, which tracks the fatal accidental poisoning rate in the general U.S. population.
The authors suggest a need for interventions to decrease VHA accidental poisoning.
Read the Medical Care abstract on accidental poisoning mortality of patients in the Veterans Health Administration.
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Researchers studied all patients 18 years and older who received VHA services in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 and who were alive at the start of fiscal year 2005. They compared this data to that in the Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, which tracks the fatal accidental poisoning rate in the general U.S. population.
The authors suggest a need for interventions to decrease VHA accidental poisoning.
Read the Medical Care abstract on accidental poisoning mortality of patients in the Veterans Health Administration.
Read more coverage on infection control:
- Rhode Island Hospital Researcher Says MRSA Infection May Be Seasonal
- Study: Higher Nurse Staffing Levels Can Reduce Infection Rates
- Drug-Resistant Bacteria Moves From East Coast to Los Angeles
