Formic acid burns - two cases of terrible medication administration error

Two cases of acetic acid burns of the cornea.

GLACIAL acetic acid, though extensively used in manufacturing processes, is not commonly seen as a cause of chemical burns of the eye. Two cases which have been seen recently are thought to be of sufficient interest to warrant description, there being little reference to such injuries in the literature. In both cases glacial acetic acid was put by mistake into the eye by the patient, instead of...

Treatment of Warts with Topical Formic Acid

Development and Validation of the Medication Administration Error Reporting Survey

Analysis of medication errors can lead to system improvement and reduced risk only if the errors are detected, reported, and used to design better patient-care practices and systems. Voluntary medication error reporting systems rely on the ability and willingness of individual physicians, pharmacists, and nurses to detect and report errors as part of their routine practice. Because of the centr...

[Burns related to electrosurgery - Report of two cases].

Electrosurgery is a technology developed over the last few years and has become a very important tool in modern surgery. Most of the equipment is considered safe, although there are risks related to its use. Several lesions may be caused by electrocautery, and burns are the most common and feared. We report two cases of burns related to use of electrocautery and promote a literature review, bec...

MISCELLANEOUS Burns related to electrosurgery - - Report of two cases