Sentinel Event Alert 15: Infusion Pumps: Preventing Future Adverse Events

This Sentinel Event Alert has been retired as of April 2015. The risk of patient harm due to free-flow from infusion pumps is greatly reduced today, in part due to the attention this alert brought to the problem and to the efforts of health care organizations and pump manufacturers to protect patients.

Note: Retired Alerts are not available for any purpose, including for educational, research or legal purposes. Questions should be directed to The Joint Commission’s Legal Department at 630-792-5671.