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August 9, 2006, Vol. 3, Suppl 1.
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Update on Use of Color-Coded Patient Wristbands
The lack of consistency in wristband meanings and in how they are applied presents problems when patients are transferred among facilities and when patients are cared for by clinicians who work in multiple facilities.