Paramedic self-reported medication errors

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-84

  Vilke, Gary M ^a,b   Tornabene, Stephen V ^b   Stepanski, Barbara ^a   Shipp, Holly E ^a   Ray, Leslie Upledger ^a   Metz, Marcelyn A ^a   Vroman, Dori ^c   Anderson, Marilyn ^d   Murrin, Patricia A ^a   Davis, Daniel P ^b   Harley, Jim ^e  

^a San Diego County Division of Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Tri City Medical Center   (United States)

^d Vista Fire Department   (United States)

^e RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; NURSING COMPETENCE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33845793322     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120601021358     Document Type: Article

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