I find that if you quote the paragraph from the reference below, which
alludes to a patients death, any misgivings about QA are soon dispelled.
1. Hazard Notification CSA (SD) HAZ 16/1987. Blood Glucose Measurement:
Reliability of Results Produced in Extra-laboratory Areas. Edinburgh:
Scottish Health Service CSA Supplies Division, 1987.
Ian Barlow
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajmal, Raheela [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 12:04 PM
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> Subject: RE:Scary stories
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> Dear all,
>
> Does anyone have any interesting/horror stories about blood glucose
> monitoring which has gone wrong?
>
> We are trying to make our ward staff aware of the importance of external
> quality control for near-patient testing and it would be helpful to be
> able
> to give them accounts of factual incidents with the proof to back it up!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Raheela Ajmal
> Royal Free Hospital
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