Prescribing errors in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Rinke, Michael L ^a   Moon, Margaret ^a   Clark, John S ^a   Mudd, Shawna ^a   Miller, Marlene R ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN S CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication errors; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; CODEINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; IBUPROFEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; OXACILLIN; OXCARBAZEPINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RANITIDINE; SULTAMICILLIN; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ARTICLE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; PEDIATRIC WARD; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 38549118856     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31815f6f6c     Document Type: Article

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