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1 Medication Administration The Five Rights Adapted from a presentation by Division for Perinatal, Early Childhood, and Special Health Needs Massachusetts Department of Public Health 2009

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606 CMR 7.11(1 3) EEC Standards Regarding Medication Please review the regulations before completing this training The regulations can be downloaded at http://www.eec.state.ma.us/kr_regulations_main.aspx

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Rationale for Training Benefits of Medicines: Cure infection Prevent chronic disease Ease pain and suffering Risks from Medicines: Injury Illness More than 700,000 emergency department visits annually

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Young Children At Risk Children