GOOD MEDICINE

摘要

While standards have typically focused on commonality and creating a universally agreed set of rules and principles, from time to time a standard is needed that ensures things stay very distinct indeed. Take the case of small bore connectors - such as the "Luer" connection system - used in different fields of medical application. In simple terms, these are commonly used in a variety of healthcare equipment, including drug administration, feeding and monitoring. It is possible to interconnect a wide range of equipment using such connectors and misconnection may have a potentially harmful effect. The past decade has seen several cases of injury or death as a result of medicines administered via such universal small bore connectors.