The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event database has reports of 98 alarm-related events between January 2009 and June 2012, with 80 resulting in death, 13 in permanent loss of function and five in unexpected additional care or extended stay.
The Northern Hemisphere's procession of dwindling days is about to reach its nadir. The winter solstice is the year's shortest day, but the start of winter also launches the sun's steady climb towards the long, warm days of summer. The solstice occurs on Tuesday, December 22 at 4:48 UTCâthat's late Monday night across most of North America. It happens at the same moment no matter where you live, but because we've divided Earth into 24 times zones people around the world observe it at 24 different times of day.
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