1/16/2013 Assignment

Medicine mix-up causes 7-year-old's death

The death of a 7-year-old girl after being administered wrong painkiller is ruled 'accidental' by local police department.

Washington Elementary School student, Tania Abondanzio, was admitted to Mercy Hospital last Friday morning for the removal of her tonsils in a tonsillectomy and died Saturday morning.

After a thorough investigation, it was determined that Tania's cause of death was being administered the wrong medication by a pediatric nurse, said hospital officials.

The nurse gave the girl a half milligram of hydromorphone, known as Dilaudid, instead of the morphine sulphate prescribed by her physician.

Tania was given the drug at 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon and later developed severe respiratory problems at 2:40 p.m.  She also complained of being hot and went into what appeared to be a seizure, then was transferred to the intensive care ward where she remained in a coma until Saturday morning and was pronounced brain dead.

She was taken off the respirators and died minutes at 9:40 a.m. on Saturday morning.

The nurse who administered the drug noticed what had happened while doing a routine narcotics inventory during the shift changed and notified her supervisor immediately.

The hospital administrator, Dr. Irwin Greenhouse, released this statement to the press, "Our sympathy goes out to the family, and we will stay close to them to provide support."

The nurse's name has not been released, but she has been suspended.

Practice Infographic

Did my first infographic and I think it looks pretty decent.

Not about pineapples though (sad face).

Infographic Critique

W-2 help for you
Is this actually helpful for those completing their W-2 Form?  I think it could be beneficial, even though the form it's pretty straight-forward.  Some people still may have a question or two as to what is really wanted in each box because no one wants to use the wrong numbers in the wrong boxes.  This infographic makes filling the form out even easier.  It categorizes the boxes and coordinates them using colors, while explaining each number and letter.  Even if one were to print it out in black and white, they would still be able to understand each box due to the use of numbers and letters.  This has to be one of the simplest, yet informing, infographics I have ever seen, but is it too simple?


Tablet adoption
What exactly is this infographic about? It has a lot going on, without having much.  To understand this infographic I suggest checking out this website and going from there.  To someone who has no idea about the tablet adoption in small to midsize businesses, these figures and words mean nothing, unless it encourages the reader to research the topic on their own.  The color use is good, but the use of the percentages may discourage someone from reading it.  The use of tablets to display information is great, especially since it is about the use of tablets.


ADHD Unleashed
What is ADHD? If you don't know, be sure to do your research.  Now you know about ADHD, the types, and how one is affected by the disorder.  The use of graphics and colors does not discourage one from reading it.  The font may seem small to some and it may seem wordy, but it's not because it makes you want to read it.  Using the pictures to play off the words is a good idea, it could actually be used to help young children learn about ADHD thanks to the colors, the lines aren't that long, and the pictures would grab their attention. Doesn't it just pull you in?

Be sure to let me know what you think about those infographics or if you find some good/bad ones.



Final Thoughts: My infographic may be done on stress, unless I think of another brilliant topic, such as FRUIT!!

Leads . . . the beginning

1.  A collision on Wednesday morning between a fire engine and a van leaves two firemen hospitalized and the driver of the van dead.

2.  A report issued today in Washington, D.C. from the Highway Loss Data Institute shows that driving big cars have its advantages.

3.  Researcher kills the thought of hot dogs being a safe food for children in an article appearing today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

4.  Grieving Rock Hill family receives phone call today from the county medical examiner informing them that the wrong body was buried.

5.  In a recent study from The Ohio State University, it is explained why women who married before attending graduate school have less successful marriages than those who married afterwards.

A new . . .

A new semester filled with new classes for starting a new blog to wish many successes!