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December 14, 2005, supplementary Patient Safety Advisory 
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December 14, 2005, Vol. 2, Suppl. 2 
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Use of Color-Coded Patient Wristbands Creates Unnecessary Risk
The lack of consistency in wristband meanings and in how they are applied presents problems when patients are transferred among facilities and when patients are cared for by clinicians who work in multiple facilities.
 
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