Saving babies’ lives
By Don Parcher
January 26th, 2009
According to the February issue of Pediatrics, infant mortality rates attributable to accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed have quadrupled since 1984 for unknown reasons. I’ve updated the Babies checklist with additional steps to reduce the risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
This post reminded me of an EXCELLENT example of the effectiveness of checklists and I thought I’d share it with you in case you have not heard of it.
Peter Pronovost, a John Hopkin’s doctor, created a simple checklist that radically reduced infection rates during medical procedures; saving lives and reducing costs. newyorker.com Evidence that even the smartest of us can function better with a checklist