To err is human: Clinical incident calls to a national travel health advice line.
Vaccine
; 37(52): 7535-7538, 2019 12 10.
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ABSTRACT
The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) offers a telephone advice line for travel health practitioners in the UK. In this study we review clinical incidents concerning vaccines or malaria prophylaxis reported between 2016 and 2018. Two-hundred-and-fifty-one clinical incident calls were recorded, and commonly concerned scheduling or dosing errors. Vaccine scheduling errors accounted for 103 calls (41%), predominantly due to hepatitis A or hepatitis B vaccination either alone or in combination (65/103, 63%). Administration of yellow fever vaccine within 28â¯days of measles, mumps and rubella accounted for a further 15 (15%) calls. Twenty-six (10%) calls reported administration of a vaccine that was not recommended either for the destination or contraindicated in the traveller. Yellow fever was the commonest single vaccine discussed in 28.4% of vaccine clinical incidents reported. By highlighting common mistakes, we hope to raise awareness of common issues and improve practice in travel health.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Viaje
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Vacunas
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Esquemas de Inmunización
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Consulta Remota
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Enfermedad Relacionada con los Viajes
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
Revista:
Vaccine
Año:
2019
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Article