Emergency medical services system changes reduce pediatric epinephrine dosing errors in the prehospital setting

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1493-1500

  Kaji, Amy H ^a,b,c   Gausche Hill, Marianne ^a,b,c   Conrad, Heather ^a   Young, Kelly D ^a,b,c   Koenig, William J ^d   Dorsey, Erin ^d   Lewis, Roger J ^a,b,c  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary arrest; Emergency medical services; Medication error; Pediatric; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; BODY WEIGHT; EVALUATION; HEART ARREST; INFANT; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33750100560     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0854     Document Type: Article

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