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In Groeneveld Transport Efficiency, Inc. v. Lubecore International, Inc., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 18897 (6th Cir. Sept. 12, 2013), an industry veteran and a relative newcomer battled over the appearance of a rather specialized product: automatic lubrication pumps for commercial trucks.
The plaintiff, Groeneveld, began making its pump in the 1980s. Lubecore, the defendant, began selling its own pump roughly 20 years later. As shown below, the external design of the companies' respective pumps is quite similar:
In April, 2010, Groeneveld brought suit against Lubecore in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Groeneveld alleged trade-dress infringement – essentially a claim that Lubecore's similar external design was intended to confuse consumers into believing that the two pumps were made by the same company. Thus, according to Groeneveld, Lubecore was attempting to profit by misappropriating Groeneveld's established goodwill in the marketplace. The jury found in Groeneveld's favor, resulting in a damages award in excess of $1 million.
On appeal, Lubecore argued that the evidence could not have proved the necessary elements of trade-dress infringement, specifically that the product's external appearance (1) is nonfunctional; (2) has acquired distinctiveness ("secondary meaning"); and (3) is confusingly similar to the alleged infringing design. The Sixth Circuit agreed.
The Sixth Circuit concluded that the overall shape of Groeneveld's pump was functional. The Court noted that features such as the shape of the base, the height and volume of the reservoir, and the use of transparent material are all "closely linked to the grease-pumping function." Interestingly, although Groeneveld argued that non-functionality was proved by the fact that "it could have designed a grease pump with a different appearance," the Court refused inquire about the availability of alternative designs. Rather, in the Court's view, the only question was "whether the overall shape of Groeneveld's grease pump was substantially influenced by functional imperatives or preferences."
The Court also found no likelihood of confusion between the two pumps, largely based on its view that the presence of the parties' respective logos on the pumps created "a stark visual difference in branding." Notably, the Court reached this conclusion while acknowledging circumstantial evidence that Lubecore intended to copy Groeneveld's design. The Court reasoned that where a product is distinctly labeled so as to prevent consumer confusion, the use of an external design similar to that of an existing product "serves the procompetitive purpose of signaling the existence of a competitive alternative by alerting potential consumers that the pumps might work the same because they look the same." Thus, in the Court's view, any intentional copying by Lubecore was a perfectly legitimate attempt to "specifically target consumers who are familiar with the Groeneveld pump and offer them a competitive option."
In sum, the Sixth Circuit has wholeheartedly adopted the principle that "using a functional product's look to promote a competitive offering is a procompetitive practice" that is not generally actionable under trade-dress principles. It remains to be seen how far this approach will migrate into disputes arising out of products which are less obviously mechanical.
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Aces Full Of It: Your Guide To Bad BeatsAugust 6th, 2015 by Justin Buchanan
My name is Justin Buchanan, and I'm choosing to call this blog post Aces Full of It, because there are going to be a lot of opinions on a lot of things to do with poker presented here, and no doubt many of you reading them will think I'm full of it.
Let's get one thing straight right now: I don't care if you do. I've been playing poker since virtually the moment I legally could, and that's about five years at this writing. Maybe I haven't seen it all, but I've seen a whole lot of it. If you see things differently than I do, that's your business and you have every right to. You can even state as much each time our opinions diverge. But if you tell me "I'm right, you're wrong" and don't leave it at that, you had better be prepared to back up your assertions with actual, non-fallacious logic or I will not hesitate to rip you to shreds. That said, if you believe you can back up your view with actual logic, please do not hesitate to do so as there are in fact many occasions when I am indeed full of it. I don't mind people pointing it out, I only ask that in pointing it out you do so properly. All right, without further ado…when writing the first post for a blog, I believe it's pretty obvious that a guy should choose the topic and how it's covered in such a way that makes it abundantly clear to prospective readers what they will be in for. With that in mind, I'd like to talk about "bad beats." More specifically, bad beat stories.
Bad Beat Stories, And The Players Who Tell Them
Even people who don't even play poker but know people who do have heard bad beat stories, and unless as a poker player you were literally born yesterday (or are not in fact a poker player) you've no doubt been on the telling end of one before. What is it that compels us poker players to glamorize our misfortune? I suspect for many, the usual reasons can be attempted generation of sympathy, implementation of the catharsis factor through storytelling, or just simply sharing. Whenever I tell one, it's firmly in this last group, the proverbial "fish story." Generation of sympathy? Don't make me laugh. If I wanted sympathy ever, much less in poker, I wouldn't have such a deep, irrational hatred of yes-men. And when I need catharsis, I need first and foremost to be left the hell alone. Trying to "lend an ear" on such an occasion will, 90% of the time, end in me biting that ear off. (Metaphorically speaking, of course. I'm not violent!) On the other hand, the people in my life who can navigate me well enough to identify the other 10% I count among my greatest friends, but that's not why I'm here.
The only bad beat stories I ever tell are those that are such obvious outliers of probability that the fact that "woah, that is bad" is impregnable, stories so notable that they–gasp!–could be considered legitimately interesting. Like running into quads twice in the same online tournament. Far from being mad about it, I wear my misfortune like a badge of honor. That's right, I think, it takes that much bad luck on my part for a chump like you to knock me out.
Why The Phrase "It Happens To Everyone" Is Stupid
I honestly don't understand the concept that those who tell bad beat stories to generate sympathy rely on, the concept of "sharing pain"–the idea that many people share in a certain type of misfortune, and that this somehow eases one's own. In my mind, when I'm dealt a truly bad beat, bad enough so that I do need catharsis–and in the event this happens in a live tournament I generally would excuse myself to the restroom, missed hands be damned–it brings me no comfort at all to be reminded of the thought that "this sort of thing happens to everyone." In fact, that thought makes it worse for me. When something bad that is also incredibly unlikely happens to me, my angst doesn't follow the script of "Wtf, how could this happen to me?!" It's more like "How did that even happen? How could something this stupid and unlikely happen to anybody, much less me?!" Reminders that this stupid, bad, unlikely sort of thing happens on a regular basis not just to me but basically everyone who plays poker is the exact, polar opposite of help, it actively makes my mood worse. My mind isn't even equipped to comprehend how "sharing the pain" with so many people that in it, such pain shouldn't exist whatsoever in the first place could possibly be a comfort.
Just What Is A Bad Beat Anyway?
Okay, slight tangent there. The only thing left for me to really say about bad beats is to touch on just what is considered one. For me, there are two criteria and the fulfillment of one of them qualifies the hand as a bad beat (though not necessarily one I'd tell a story about:)
- A flush loses to a hand that is not a higher flush except a queen high flush or better losing to K or A high flush (full house or above, especially straight flush) or a straight loses when there is no possibility of a flush on the board, higher straight or no, except in certain circumstances like 89 losing to KA with TJQ on the board.
- Anyone, including me, hits a 2-outer or worse to win the hand. Most times, winning through luck rather than skill only gets me annoyed at myself. Hitting a 2-outer to come from behind is the only time I feel anything resembling genuine guilt about winning, though you won't catch me apologizing out loud.
On this point in particular, I'm interested in hearing what you guys have to say. So, question for the post: What do you consider a "bad beat"? Do you not even have clear criteria for what is and is not one, and if so how do you otherwise make a distinction?


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After a solid sophomore season, Detroits Ray McCallum has continued his strong play as a junior, showing steady improvement in his production, but being unable to secure a return to the NCAA tournament after losing in the semifinals of the Horizon conference tournament.
As weve mentioned before, McCallum isnt dynamic from a physical standpoint, with just average size and length for an NBA point guard prospect, but hes gotten stronger over the last couple years and hes a solid athlete, with good speed, quickness, and elevation, once hes built up a full head of steam.
Playing for his father at Detroit, McCallums role hasnt changed much over the course of his college career, but hes gradually taken on more of the scoring load, increasing his shots per-40 each season, while shooting career highs from the field as a junior, both inside and outside the 3-point line.
His perimeter shooting improvements are particularly encouraging, after shooting a very poor 24% from 3-point range as a sophomore. He connected on 33% of his 3s this season on over four attempts per game, and this is an area hell likely need to continue to improve in order to find a role in the NBA, as he still only made 29% of his overall jump-shots on the season.
McCallum actually shoots better off the dribble than off the catch at this stage, showing the ability to fluidly pull-up off the dribble in the mid-range or from behind the 3-point line, and doing a nice job of getting his defender on his heels to create space to rise up for his jump shot. He still takes some ill-advised pull-up jumpers at times, but he should be able to improve his efficiency with better shot selection on a team where he isnt forced to carry such a heavy scoring load.
McCallum has excellent ball-handling skills, plays the game at a nice pace and shows great poise. Doubling as his teams primary ball-handler and top scoring option, he generally does a very good job taking care of the ball and making good decisions, as evidenced by the fact that he turns the ball over on only 12% of his used possessions this season, second among all point guards in our top 100 rankings.
As weve written before, McCallum is at his best when he can get out in transition, but hes also done a better job this year of being more shifty off the dribble to create in the half-court, where he attacks the basket hard and finishes effectively at the rim, even through contact, as hes connecting on an impressive 61% of his shots in the basket area.
In todays pick-and-roll heavy NBA, McCallum will need to improve as the ball-handler in these sets, as hes scoring only .73 points per possession on pick-and-rolls this season. He lacks the burst of speed to turn the corner and get into the paint with regularity, and he also has a tendency to come off the screen and settle for contested jump shots. In all fairness, though, some of his struggles can be attributed to poor floor spacing, giving him less room to utilize his craftiness off the bounce, which would likely change at the NBA level.
The extent of McCallums playmaking ability may be something that we havent fully seen during his time at Detroit, given that hes also his teams go-to scorer and shot-creator. He has an outstanding feel for the game and shows good passing instincts in the open floor and driving-and-kicking to open shooters, but he doesnt function as a true point guard for his team at the college level, so its difficult to gauge how much that might change playing with different personnel.
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With plenty left in the tank.
Terrell Owens might be a pain, but he's a pain who is not so far away from being signed by one of the multitude of no-shows at Tuesday's staged event. The truth of this season in Tha League is that "lousy" is a most relative term, and even a team that's down a bunch after seven weeks is not necessarily out of the hunt.
And that's where Owens fits in -- quite nicely, actually. Give it a couple of weeks, and let one of these teams -- the Titans, the Texans, the Raiders, etc. -- either begin to wonder whether it might make the playoffs or start worrying that it's about to fall out of contention. At that point, T.O. won't look like a controversy nearly so much as a short-term answer.
And that's it, essentially. That's the equation. Some team is going to need Owens more than it's worried about him. It's football math.
Every question about Owens, by the way, is one he has earned, either by saying ridiculous things, turning on a teammate, displaying some erratic behavior (what was that "rushed to the hospital" report about earlier this month, anyway?) or undergoing surgery to repair his left knee. It's all valid enough.
Eventually, though, some enterprising coach or GM is going to look at his roster, look at Owens and quite rightly conclude, "He's still better than most of our guys." At that point, T.O. and agent Drew Rosenhaus will be given another opportunity not to screw things up, to sign a reasonable part-season contract, and to audition for the receiver's future (that is, assuming he means it when he says he'd like to play another couple of years).
It isn't likely to be a totally clean transaction, but it'll get done. Owens, who is 37, comes with baggage, although I'd argue that not much about the last couple of seasons -- one in Buffalo, one in Cincinnati -- precisely screams trouble. At both stops, Owens was himself (read: loud) without any dramatic consequence. He averaged 15.1 yards per catch in Buffalo and went for nine TDs in 14 games with the screwed-up Bengals.
Predictably, perhaps, the NFL cognoscente is no more unified on Owens than fandom at large is. A couple of the experts who saw the Tuesday workout pronounced T.O. done as a player. Others, including ESPN's Jerry Rice, suggested that Owens "without a doubt" will get a chance from some team or other.
Former coach Brian Billick threw out the Raiders and the Titans as two teams likely to at least want to take a long look. (The Raiders have quality young receivers, but Owens caught balls from Carson Palmer during the players' concurrent down times recently.) Several national writers hurried up to include the Texans, who are struggling at receiver in the post-Andre Johnson phase of the season.
And they're just getting started. Owens had it right when he said, "I only need one team." He'll get it. Tuesday was a snapshot, nothing more. Draw no overarching conclusions. He looked closer to NFL ready, which is not the same as being NFL ready -- but based on the quality of play around the league coming out of the lockout, "closer" is the most encouraging word anyone could hear.
Ultimately, T.O.'s baggage gets outweighed by some team's desperate need. That's the math.
Mark Kreidler is a longtime contributor to ESPN.com. His book, "The Voodoo Wave," is in international release. His work, "Six Good Innings," was named a Top 10 Sports Book by Booklist. Reach him at email@example.com.


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The promoter of the Isle of Wight Festival has apologised for the chaos caused by heavy rains at the start of the event and promised that lessons would be learned for future years.
But John Giddings said that he had been amazed by the resilience of the 55,000-strong crowd which overcame the mud to enjoy the concerts headlined by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
The festival was affected by a deluge which saw gridlocked drivers forced to sleep in their cars as the car parks at Seaclose Park, Newport, had become flooded and inaccessible with mud.
The queues caused ferry companies to suspend their services and about 600 people were stranded on ferries on the Solent as the cars could not disembark because of backed-up traffic on the island.
But after emergency car parks were opened off-site on Friday the backlog was cleared and sunshine even broke through for the rest of the day.
The rain returned yesterday but failed to dampen the spirits of the crowds as they watched Biffy Clyro and Pearl Jam with the downpour carrying on through the night.
Mr Giddings said that he was working with the police and the local council to create a plan to help people get away from the festival as easily as possible after Springsteen closes the event this evening.
This involves more than 100 4x4 vehicles being on duty in the car parks to help tow stuck vehicles out as well as up to 50 extra police officers being drafted in to help the 100 police staff on duty during the weekend.
Mr Giddings said: "I am really sorry to everyone who had problems as they arrived at the festival but I hope that I have made up for it by providing one of the best weekends of music ever.
"I have to look at it very closely with the police and the council so that it doesn't happen again.
"We knew it was going to happen, we were prepared, we knew there would be adverse weather conditions, it was just slow and we caused a great traffic jam and I am sorry to all those who got stuck in it."
Mr Giddings said that despite the difficult start and occasional rain during the event, the crowd seemed to be having a good time.
He said: "There is something about adverse conditions that make people enjoy themselves.
"It's a British spirit, there's something about British people - they are going to have a good time whatever and I love them for it."
He added that Madness performing in the sunshine on Saturday had been his highlight of the weekend.
He said: "They told me they had never performed in the rain and the sun did shine and there were 50,000 people in the crowd loving it."
Police have warned festival-goers and local residents to expect delays after the event finishes.
The traffic plan being put into place will control traffic leaving the site during tomorrow's rush hour to enable commuters to reach their workplace and schools as freely as possible.
Transport operators have already reported an increased flow in people leaving the festival early to avoid the expected slow exit.
Ferry companies Wightlink and Red Funnel are both operating extra sailings to help people leave the island more easily.
Stuart Love, Isle of Wight Council director of economy and the environment, said: "This is a constantly evolving situation but I can assure residents and festival-goers that all agencies are working together to implement arrangements designed to keep disruption to minimum.
"Regulating movement from the car parks should mean that the situation today and Monday will be very different to that on Thursday and Friday when the congestion was unacceptable."
Chief Inspector Nick Heelan, of Hampshire and Isle of Wight police, said: "Getting people home safely and returning the local roads and community to normality as quickly as we can is our priority.
"We have extra officers drafted in from the mainland today to work with marshals to keep traffic moving.
"We are working very closely with the organisers, the council and other agencies to minimise disruption, and have every resource available doing everything possible to keep people safe and moving."
Festival-goers whose tents have fallen foul of the extreme conditions are being urged not to abandon it but to place it at the site exit where it can be recycled.
Rick Storey, spokesman for the festival's sustainability consultants Eco Action Partnership, said: "If your tent is beyond repair, rather than leave it in the field where it will be gathered and ultimately land-filled, please can we ask you to tidy it up, bundle it up, pick it up and leave it at the exit of the campsite when you leave.
"This will cut down on man-hours and the destruction of the environment on the campsite - if they are all in one place, anything potentially recyclable can be sorted and saved."
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Do you know your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels?
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i dont know the levels.. sorry. Im thinking about buying some distilled water and let him be in there.. would that be ok?
I would just do a water change and add dechlorinated tap water.
If you do not have a water test kit, most fish stores will test your water for free.
If you cant make it to the fish store, maybe try doing 25% water changes every day for the next week.
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Reservations made on the terrace, have a tax of 10% of the total. RESERVES IN TERRACE ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. TERRACE BOOKABLE NO TURN ON DINNER.
Menu 16,25€
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Menú de noche 20€
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Price per person. Drink and VAT included. Reservations made on the terrace , have a surcharge of 10% of the total.
About the restaurant El Passatge del Murmuri - Hotel Murmuri
Its modern and elegant space overlooking the Passatge de la Concepció will charm you and its small dishes, tapas and recipes like Filet Mignon tuna with wild mushrooms, croquettes and the chef's bravas or his Tatin pie will win you over.
Let yourself be seduced by the murmuring of a restaurant designed for lovers of the ingredients of the highest quality which are transformed into excellent culinary proposals."
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- €12.00En flaske vin
- €12.00Glass of champagne
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relacion calidad-precio interesante con el descuento del Tenedor.Los camareros muy amables y pendientes de todo.Los platos buenisimos.Ya habiamos estado anteriormemte
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The wine menu was well picked and had a wide variety of beverages.
The environment is comfortable and cozy, even when packed it's pretty quiet.
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It was a great experience and we had a really good time. I would highly recommend it and I'll surely come back!
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It's a lovely restaurant and in a great location. I'm glad I tried it, but I would only go back for the wines or for dessert.
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The food well. The service not good at all.
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Ensuring accurate patient identification is central to preventing medical errors, but it can be challenging. We implemented a bar code–based positive patient identification system for use in inpatient phlebotomy. A before-after design was used to evaluate the impact of the identification system on the frequency of mislabeled and unlabeled samples reported in our laboratory. Labeling errors fell from 5.45 in 10,000 before implementation to 3.2 in 10,000 afterward (P = .0013). An estimated 108 mislabeling events were prevented by the identification system in 1 year. Furthermore, a workflow step requiring manual preprinting of labels, which was accompanied by potential labeling errors in about one quarter of blood "draws," was removed as a result of the new system. After implementation, a higher percentage of patients reported having their wristband checked before phlebotomy. Bar code technology significantly reduced the rate of specimen identification errors.
The recognition that preventable medical errors cause tens of thousands of US deaths annually has spurred a patient safety movement that seeks to create systems that are inherently error-preventing.1,2 The application of technology is considered integral to this process.3
Within laboratory medicine, as analytic quality has improved, the preanalytic and postanalytic stages of testing have emerged as the largest sources of laboratory error and, thus, prime targets for improvement.4–7 Accurate patient and specimen identification within the preanalytic stage is crucial; misidentification can have numerous consequences, such as an invasive procedure performed on the wrong patient,8 a result reported for the wrong patient, and missed or delayed diagnoses. Worst-case scenarios include missed cancer, unnecessary mastectomy,9 and hemolytic transfusion reactions.10 Specimen identification errors, such as mislabeled or unlabeled specimens, are detected at a rate of 0.04% to 0.1%,11–13 and many more may go undetected.14 In 2003, the Joint Commission announced accurate patient identification as the first of 6 National Patient Safety Goals.15 The Joint Commission also suggests the use of automated systems to prevent patient misidentification.16
Positive patient identification (PPID) refers to the correct initial identification of a patient and the absolute linking of all specimens to that patient throughout the entire testing process, including collection, analysis, and reporting.17 Two major technologies, bar coding and radiofrequency identification, are currently used for electronic PPID (EPPID). A typical bar code–based EPPID system consists of bar coded patient wristbands, handheld computers onto which orders are downloaded, bar code scanners used to confirm patient identity before blood specimen collection, and portable printers to generate labels at the bedside. Early results from hospitals that have implemented EPPID systems seem promising.18–22 In 2000, the Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, implemented an EPPID system and reported an 82% decrease in the rate of incorrect or incomplete labels from 0.017% to 0.003%.18 St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, reported an 84% decrease in the incidence of mislabeled specimens from 0.032% to 0.005%.22 However, no study that we are aware of has shown a statistically significant effect of using EPPID for general specimen collection in a nonpediatric, large, academic hospital. Therefore, we evaluated the impact of a bar code–based bedside labeling system on the rate of specimen labeling errors within the inpatient phlebotomy service of a large, academic medical center.
Materials and Methods
Study Site
The study was performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, a 777-bed academic medical center. The inpatient phlebotomy service at Brigham and Women's Hospital is a deployed team that covers all inpatient care areas except the neonatal intensive care units and obtains approximately 50% of inpatient blood samples. In 2008, nearly 215,000 blood samples were drawn by the inpatient phlebotomy team. The Partners Human Resource Committee found this study exempt from board oversight.
Tracking Mislabeled and Unlabeled Specimens
The primary outcome measure for this study was the number of inpatient phlebotomy samples reported as mislabeled or unlabeled by the laboratory. The laboratory typically recognized an incorrectly labeled sample at the time of specimen receipt when laboratory staff compared identifiers on the specimen label with those on the accompanying requisition form. The sample was recorded as mislabeled if patient identifiers on the specimen label did not match those on the accompanying requisition form or patient identifiers on the label and requisition matched but it was later determined that the sample was obtained from a different patient. If a specimen arrived with no label, it was recorded as unlabeled.
The percentage of total inpatient phlebotomy blood samples incorrectly labeled was calculated for each study period: preimplementation, from October 1, 2007, to July 31, 2008; implementation, from August 1 to 31, 2008; and post-implementation, from September 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009. Only errors committed by the inpatient phlebotomy team were included in the data.
Estimation of Prevented Mislabeling Events
We used 2 different methods to estimate the number of mislabeled specimens prevented by the EPPID system in 1 year. For the first estimate, we assumed that any difference in the number of errors per accession postimplementation vs preimplementation was attributable to errors prevented by EPPID. Accordingly, we calculated the number of errors that would have occurred in the 10-month postimplementation period if the preimplementation error rate had persisted unchanged. We then deducted the actual number of errors reported in the 10-month postimplementation period and extrapolated the result to 12 months.
We used audit data collected by EPPID to produce the second estimate. If, when scanning a patient's wristband before specimen collection, the system detected a mismatch with the patient initially selected in the personal digital assistant (PDA) whose sample was to be drawn, an alert sounded and the phlebotomist was required to resolve the mismatch before proceeding. We compiled a tally of all cases during the 10-month post-implementation period in which this alert prevented a wrong-patient "draw" and extrapolated this number to 12 months.
Phlebotomy Workflow
The specimen labeling policy before EPPID implementation relied on a nurse or unit coordinator to manually generate patient addressograph labels and attach each to its correct requisition in preparation for phlebotomy rounds. A phlebotomist making rounds would check that the preprinted labels matched the requisition, were legible, and were of sufficient number, and create new labels if necessary. After EPPID implementation, the practice of preprinting labels was discontinued and new steps specific to EPPID were introduced Figure 1.
Frequency of Mistakes Associated With Label Preprinting
Before EPPID implementation, we assessed the frequency of mistakes made at any point during the label preprinting process. Very few of these mistakes actually resulted in a mislabeled or unlabeled specimen that reached the laboratory, but they were disruptive with respect to workflow and elevated the risk of labeling errors, which was the reason for measuring them. We observed 265 draws and determined the frequency of 4 mistakes: (1) The requisition provided by the unit had no preprinted labels or an insufficient number of preprinted labels. (2) One or more of the preprinted labels was illegible. (3) Too many preprinted labels were provided with the requisition. (4) The wrong patient's labels were provided.
Time Required for Specimen Collection
After implementation, we determined the time required to perform specimen collections using the handheld system. Ten phlebotomists collecting a total of 116 inpatient blood samples were observed in May 2009. The time required for specimen collection was defined as the interval between obtaining the paper requisition and finally placing the properly labeled tubes in a biohazard bag. Times were recorded on a form during observation.
Patient Survey
We developed a 5-item survey to monitor the effect of EPPID on patient satisfaction during phlebotomy. The first round of surveys was conducted in September and October 2008; 49 patients were surveyed. At that time, EPPID had been implemented but was not being used for patients on contact precautions; thus, these patients were considered EPPID-naive and acceptable candidates for initial surveys. The second round of surveys was conducted in April 2009; 50 patients were selected from across all inpatient services. Each patient was surveyed in person and asked to report whether his or her wristband had been checked or scanned and whether the specimens had been labeled at the bedside. The patient also rated the following on a 5-point Likert scale23: (1) the professionalism of the phlebotomist, (2) the adequacy of the labeling technology, and (3) the overall experience during phlebotomy relative to expectations. From the survey responses, we calculated the percentage of optimal responses before and after EPPID. Optimal responses were defined as "Yes" for the 2 yes-no questions and "5" ("agree" or "excellent") for the Likert items.
Implementation and Use
Several EPPID systems were evaluated by a multidisciplinary group that included members from pathology, nursing, information technology, and administration. After considering performance characteristics, reliability, information technology considerations, and goodness of fit regarding our workflow, we selected the Lattice mobile handheld system (Lattice, Wheaton, IL). The equipment included a Symbol MC70 handheld computer with bar code scanner, a Zebra mobile thermal printer, and an integrated wireless radio Image 1. Twenty handheld systems were purchased for a team of 39 inpatient phlebotomists covering 3 daily shifts.
We elected to implement EPPID in 2 phases, the second of which had not been implemented as of manuscript submission. The main difference between the 2 phases concerns the percentage of specimen collections in the hospital that are performed using EPPID and the extent to which the EPPID system communicates with other hospital information systems.
In the first phase, completed in August 2008, all inpatient phlebotomy blood collections were performed using EPPID, except for neonates, whose data could not be interfaced. Patients on contact precautions were also excluded initially while the appropriate procedures were being developed in collaboration with the Infection Control Department. In this phase, the handheld system interfaced with the hospital information system to receive an admission/discharge/transfer feed with current inpatient demographic information. However, we were not able to interface with electronic physician order entry to download orders directly to the handheld system and continued to use paper requisitions.
In the second phase, the identification system will interface with electronic physician order entry, and paper requisitions will no longer be used. We will also expand EPPID to all inpatient specimen collections, including those performed by nursing and other health care professionals.
Training consisted of eight 1.5-hour group introductory sessions, followed by individual training in which each phlebotomist was accompanied by a "super-user." Phlebotomists were then "shadowed" for up to 1 week, as needed. Following the initial training, some phlebotomists required additional education.
Statistical Analysis
The analyzed data consisted of the aggregate number of mislabeled and unlabeled samples and aggregate accessions for 21 one-month periods. For our statistical analyses, the main outcome was the rate of incorrectly labeled samples (estimated as the number of errors per 10,000 accessions) during each of the 21 one-month periods. Logistic regression was used to model the rates over time. In the logistic models, we tested for trends over time and changes before and after implementation of the EPPID system via Wald statistics. We also calculated rates, rate ratios, and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) via logistic regression. All analyses were conducted using Proc Genmod in SAS, version 9.2 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC). All tests were 2-tailed, and a P value less than .05 was considered statistically significant.
Specimen Identification Error Rates
Labeling errors became less frequent after implementation Table 1 and Figure 2. Of 181,758 phlebotomy accessions in the preimplementation period, 55 (0.030%) were reported as mislabeled and 44 (0.024%) as unlabeled (Table 1). This compares with 32 (0.017%) mislabeled and 27 (0.015%) unlabeled of 184,043 accessions after implementation; the percentage decreases were 43% and 38%, respectively.
Combining mislabeled and unlabeled samples revealed an average labeling error rate of 5.45 per 10,000 phlebotomy accessions preimplementation (95% CI, 4.47–6.63) and 3.20 per 10,000 phlebotomy accessions postimplementation (95% CI, 2.48–4.14). The error rate decreased significantly post-implementation vs preimplementation (rate ratio, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.43–0.81; P = .0013). Before EPPID, the labeling error rate was on an increasing trend; errors were increasing by an average of 9% per month (rate ratio, 1.09; P = .0118). After implementation, the labeling error rate took on a downward trend; this rate fell by an average of 16% per month (rate ratio, 0.84; P = .0003).
Estimated Prevented Mislabeling Events
Based on the reduced error rate after implementation, we estimated that EPPID prevented 28 mislabeled samples during 1 year. From auditing records, we estimated that use of the EPPID prevented 108 wrong-patient draws during 1 year.
Observed Label Preprinting Mistakes Before EPPID
Before EPPID, an insufficient number of preprinted labels was provided in 10.9% of draws (29/265) Table 2. Illegible preprinted labels were provided in 8.7% of draws (23/265), too many in 4.5% (12/265), and labels for the wrong patient in 0.4% of draws (1/265). In total, a mistake was made during the preprinting process in about one quarter of draws before EPPID.
Median Time Required for Specimen Collection
The median time required to collect specimens using the handheld device in the postimplementation period was 6 minutes (n = 116; interquartile range, 5–8 minutes).
Patient Survey
The percentage of patients who reported being treated in a courteous, professional manner at their last phlebotomy increased from 67% (33/49) to 84% (42/50) after implementation Figure 3. The percentage who could confirm that their wristband had been checked or scanned by the phlebotomist increased from 69% (34/49) to 92% (46/50). After implementation, 68% (34/50) as opposed to 49% (24/49) of patients preimplementation agreed that the equipment and techniques used by the phlebotomist seemed sufficient to prevent their specimens from being mislabeled. The percentage of patients who could confirm that their specimens were labeled at the bedside was similar preimplementation and postimplementation. Responses about the overall experience did not change substantially.
We evaluated the effects of implementing EPPID and found it to be an effective technology for reducing specimen labeling errors within our hospital, as supported by the statistically significant decrease in mislabeled and unlabeled specimens reported by our laboratory and the record of 108 wrong-patient draws prevented by the EPPID system. Only a few studies on the effects of such a system for general specimen collection have been published.18,22 Our study, performed at a large, academic teaching hospital, should assist other large institutions considering implementation. Although most EPPID studies report on systems interfacing with electronic order entry, we report on a phase 1 implementation that used paper requisitions. Considering that 50% of institutions do not have electronic requisitions,13 phased implementation may be more realistic for some, especially those attempting to increase patient safety in a setting of limited resources.
Subtypes of Mislabeling Errors
Within what we have called "mislabeled specimens" at least 3 types of errors exist,11,12 2 of which were primarily addressed by the first phase of EPPID and 1 that will be further addressed by phase 2. These 3 types of mislabeling events result from specific breakdowns in the labeling process and have different levels of detectability Table 3.
The labeling process can be reduced to 3 items—the requisition, patient specimen, and specimen label—linked in a way that allows or prohibits errors Figure 4. A weak link between the requisition and patient specimen allows one to start with patient A's requisition and draw a specimen from patient B, making "specimen-requisition mismatch" and "wrong-blood-in-tube" errors possible. In the same way, a weak link between the patient specimen and the specimen label allows one to label patient A's specimen as patient B's, making "wrong-label" and wrong-blood-in-tube errors possible.
Before EPPID, these links depended on human performance and were, thus, vulnerable to human error. For example, a match between the requisition and specimen label depended on the phlebotomist's ability to visually inspect each preprinted label. EPPID implementation removed pre-printing, a step that was problematic in about one quarter of draws, and established a technology-based specimen-label link, only allowing labels to be printed for the patient whose wristband is scanned. This strong link helps to prevent wrong-label and wrong-blood-in-tube errors. More patients reported having their wristband checked when specimen collection was performed with EPPID, confirming the ability of EPPID to enforce critical steps in the specimen identification process.
Recurring Errors
Following implementation, approximately 72% of labeling errors (23/32) were committed when using the hand-held system, the majority being specimen-requisition mismatch errors. EPPID can prevent errors only insofar as key steps within the standard operating procedure are followed. Because the identification system did not yet interface with electronic order entry in phase 1, the phlebotomist still had the job of selecting the correct patient in the PDA based on identifiers on the paper requisition. It was possible to select the wrong patient in the PDA and subsequently obtain a specimen from this patient, especially if his or her name or room number resembled that of the correct patient. The patient's tubes would be labeled correctly as belonging to him or her, but the specimen should not have been obtained from this patient. This existing weak link in the labeling process, which will be replaced by electronic order entry in phase 2, partially explains why we saw a 43% decrease in our mislabeling rate, whereas other hospitals have seen reductions of more than 80%.18,22 While still in the first phase of implementation, further education on proper use of the labeling system should help to reduce recurring errors.
Discrepancy Between Two Estimates of Prevented Errors
The 2 methods we used to estimate mislabeling errors prevented by the EPPID system produced 2 considerably different figures. This is likely because the first method relied on the rate of reported errors, whereas the second method included errors that most often are not reported, such as wrong-blood-in-tube errors, which are difficult to detect within our laboratory. Thus, although the number of errors reported in our laboratory may have decreased by 28 during 1 year, the number of actual prevented errors may be as high as 108. Most identification errors are thought to go undetected.14
Additional Benefits of EPPID
Before EPPID, the phlebotomist ID and blood collection time were manually inscribed and often illegible or inadequate. EPPID has ensured that 100% of labels are legibly printed with this information and that accurate auditing data are automatically recorded.
EPPID did not slow our collection process or negatively affect the patient experience during phlebotomy. The time required for specimen collection using the system was comparable to published times, which were 5.8 minutes18 and 6 minutes20 in other studies.
Technical Issues
Use of the handheld system was 85% in the eighth post-implementation month. Less than 100% use was due partly to technical issues; in particular, when the PDA battery was low, the scanner did not work. A phlebotomist at the end of his or her shift with a low battery might revert to the manual labeling method instead of traveling to the laboratory to pick up a new PDA. Phlebotomists now carry backup batteries on rounds, which should help to raise use of the system to 100%. Such issues occur routinely following implementation of electronic solutions, underscoring the importance of postmeasurement evaluation and trouble-shooting.
Benefits of the Second Implementation Phase
In the second phase of implementation, the system will automatically download electronic orders to PDAs. Paper requisitions will be eliminated, and phlebotomists will no longer be able to mistakenly obtain a specimen from a patient who has no orders, thus reducing the frequency of specimen-requisition mismatch errors. Furthermore, by implementing the bar code labeling system only within our phlebotomy service, we were targeting only 15% of all inpatient mislabeled specimens, the rest being committed primarily by health care professionals other than phlebotomists. Our aim is to expand the technology to all specimen collection in our hospital.
EPPID represents an effective technology for preventing specimen identification errors in a clinical laboratory without slowing the collection process or negatively impacting the patient experience during phlebotomy. Even without interfacing with electronic order entry, the system reduced error rates significantly. This technology represents a key to ensuring patient safety in laboratory medicine.
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describe specimen identification errors and their consequences.
discuss the attributes of a positive patient identification system and the effects of implementing such a system.
analyze a system's ability to detect and prevent specimen identification errors.
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Nightmares invariably inhabit the festering minds of men who live by the rules of the gun, and dance to the tune of violence and mayhem. Dance to the tune, hell, more like I wrote the damn music myself. I guess you could call it God's sweet way of pulling on your reigns and reminding you of the blackness inside your filthy heart in case the taste of whiskey has washed away all recollections of your sins. God don't figure too much in the bloody life of a man like me, though it's funny how so many of my targets seek his company or forgiveness at the point of impact when bullet meets flesh and it's time to meet their maker. Expecting the ground to swell up like a cow's belly at the point of birthing, and me to be consumed no less, I always did wonder what they got in return for their prayers and guilt.
For my sins, and God knows there have been too many to recount, the faces of those who have ended their days at the end of my blade, or the impact of my bullet, come back frequently to haunt me. Not just by the darkness of nightfall when eyes succumb to the gravitational allure of slumber, but even in my waking hours as I go about my daily chores. Pained expressions gnawing at what little conscience I ever had, questions on lips and pains so fierce in my head that I think my head might just explode at any moment. Ghosts from my terrible and unforgivable past, a past I thought I put behind me when I said goodbye to Frank Curtis and his never ending bankroll, and settled down to life with Elizabeth and the boys. Years in the wilderness, a black soul so tarnished by evil deeds that I was barely recognisable to myself as I stood before the mirror each morning to tend to my wounds and prepare for the next slaughter. Days in the saddle afford a man the chance to take stock of his years on this precious earth, and me, I've got plenty to consider and feel remorseful about. Do you think the dying breaths of another man as he grabs you tightly, begging your forgiveness at any costs, and the look of emptiness as his heartbeat ceases and he slumps to the ground doesn't take it's toll on your conscience? Well think again.
During the war between the states, I entered the fray as no more'n a kid, just fifteen and full of spunk, waving the Union flag for all I was worth and turning the bitterness of home life to good use in slaughtering the Confederate scum who divided entire families with their notions of breaking away. Days followed nights to an accompaniment of roaring cannon fire that lit the sky with a beauty ill at ease set against the fields that ran deep with rich ruby blood. With every new explosion came death as we waited behind the lines, powerless to answer the anguished calls of our fallen brothers, their cries so pitiful and tragic as they faltered to no more than mere whispers before disappearing on the winds of time. The air was heavy with the stench of death and decay, lifeless corpses littering the ground like stepping stones as we marched onwards. Field doctors struggled to keep a hold on reality whilst knee deep in thick stagnant mud as they tended to the needs of the casualties many fold, patched up like little rag dolls to face the onslaught once again. Fifteen years old facing the deafening roar from the perpetual bombardment, tainted eyes as the tattered remnants of my forgotten youth lay strewn across the battlefields like tiny flowers, trodden into the mud and crushed before they had bloomed. I learnt to come of age amidst the chaos and death, I learnt never to fear death, but embrace it to my bosom, as a wave of hatred and pride heralded my own personal journey from boy to manhood, bloodied and emotionally crippled. When Lee finally surrendered to General Grant in '65, I was nothing more than a highly trained killing machine with no other skills other than butchering fellow men, and not a single notion of what to do with myself. Hailed as a hero and handed all the whiskey I could swallow and whores I could use, I was a kid in a candy store with an audience to hail my do or die war tales and the emptiness of no hope nor prospects filling my horizon.
Nineteen and picking fights in two bit gin houses for no other reason than the thrill of the adrenalin rush, I was a walking corpse waiting to meet my maker, or at least any fella who was quicker on the draw or harder to the punch than me. Fate played a part in things back then and I was soon spotted by Curly McBride, chief henchman for the infamous Frank Curtis. Curtis was a sleazy developer with a taste for the high life and a finger in everybody's pie, who built towns where once the Injuns had roamed, hunting those who refused to the reservation laws like wild prairie dogs and puttin' up wooden shacks that sprawled into entire towns. Every sheriff and deputy was in Curtis' pocket, and with a hungry belly and a thirst for blood, I was an ideal candidate to join his motley crew of sadists and butchers. I didn't go looking for employment, but hell, when the offer of regular killing for big bucks came, I seized the opportunity with both gun hands.
In them good ole days I was an acquaintance of Doc Holiday, an' ole' John Henry taught me the basics of gun control and out thinking your enemy, with the guile of a desert fox, and for my part, I was there to help finish off Johnny Ringo in '82, though the 'Doc' only lasted a few more years of addictions to liquor and Laudanum to ease his awful consumption. It pained me to see a good man go like that. I was thirty six, one of the fastest, meanings sons of bitches around, and looking for employment when Curly McBride offered me up to Curtis, after I'd defended myself legitimately against three mean bastards looking to use me as a moving target for some drunken antics in a rat infested hovel. No case was ever brought against me as the Sheriff of that God forsaken town deemed my actions a personal favour in ridding him of those vermin. McBride got wind of the story and paid me a visit, up close and personal. Made me an offer I couldn't refuse, and the rest was history.
Wa Ka Liva comes to an uneasy halt as we mosie along a dusty trail in the shade of the midday sun. He senses something, I can tell. He nods his head several times and looks East, and I can make out far away in the distance the faint impression of Nine bells church steeple. My next date with destiny beckons, and I'm ready and willing as I tug on the reigns and Wa Ka Liva gallops onwards obediently. I guess my fate was sealed the day I told Frank Curtis that I had a mind to quit his employment as a hired hand. I should have known that nobody walks out on a man like that, with the eyes of a madman and the soul of the devil himself. I remember the colour of his skin and the redness of those eyes, his faced all scrunched up as he screamed that he wasn't done with me yet. I calmly placed my right hand on his hand that held me so firmly, and pulled it away, staring him in the eyes I spoke slowly and honestly in a manner the likes of which nobody had never spoken to him before,
" This could end real bad for the pair of us Mr Curtis. You know I'm right. I could gut you like a river trout with the cold steel of my blade before your eyes have even recognised the pain of the tearin', and in return any one of your six sharp shooters placed around this here room could pinch off that lucky shot that takes me down before I drill at least a couple of them with lead. I'll be leaving now Mr Curtis, and I thank you most kindly for all you have given me, including the opportunity to save some money so I can retire to a simple homestead of my own with a good woman, and some young'uns " And sure enough an uneasy truce of sorts prevailed as I walked out of that saloon, saddled up my horse and made my way out of town, all the while expecting to hear the shot and feel the searing pain of the fatal bullet through my back, which never came. For the first time in my life, I do believe I may have experienced the shakes as I turned my back on McBride and his boys, Joey Delaney, the Watkins brothers, Henry Steed the hardest son of a whore I ever did meet, and sharpshooter Davey hurst. And you know, looking back on it all, my story an'all that you're now reading, I kinda wish they hadda killed me there'n then and spared a whole heap of wasted blood and innocent loss.
The town of nine bells is now firmly in my sights as I slow Wa Ka Liva down to a slower pace, no sense blundering in like a fool and being taken out by a roof top sharp shooter. Of the five men who I aim to take retribution upon, this one will give me the greatest pleasure apart from Curtis himself. Having despatched the Watkins brothers, here I am just moments from a meeting with Steed and Hurst, and an appointment with retribution and fate. Kinda ironic that the year or more it took me to heal the scars both in my head and heart after the day that fate took revenge upon my family, left for dead and beaten so bad I could barely breathe through busted bones and disfigured flesh, my mind had never been so focussed and clear. Though rehabilitation saw me travelling far away to safer lands where time was on my side and Curtis would never send his men to finish the job they aughta, I always knew that the very goal I trained form would be the one which finally finished me off.
As broken bones healed and the nightmares and liquor abuse gave way to a positivity of thought, I began to retrain old reflexes that I had hoped never to need again in my lifetime other than to beat away the odd cattle thief or defend my Elizabeth's honour against lecherous gun slingers chancing their luck. Once a killer, always a killer, and slowly and surely my eyesight returned, my skills with the blade and bullet running way ahead of the mending bones and plans hatched for a fitting revenge. Living in the mountains, hunting to survive, makes a mans resolve strengthen to the point of invincibility, a king of all he surveys. Grey Wolf's words racing in my mind, a body healed and ready for the task ahead, I rode into the local town, just me an' my horse, and took a job in the saloon bar sweepin' and servin' the rabble that rode by, dodging the drunken fights and earning a living enough for a room to rent and food in my belly. A new face of respectability, all the while plotting my revenge as each new day passed me by. And with time and healin' came the necessary information on those gentlemen to whom a visit would be paid. Grey wolf taught me that in order to win a battle of flesh, first you need to win a battle of mind and body, to be at one with yourself and to harness your anger and aggression as a weapon itself. But for the slightest of limps, my body is healed, and my mind was ready for the fight long ago.
Written January 2nd 2010 Photograph taken at the Hualapai ranch on the west rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA on September 24th 2008
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