Prevention of pediatric drug calculation errors by prehospital care providers

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 486-494

  Bernius, Morgen ^a,b,d   Thibodeau, Bryan ^b   Jones, Abby ^b   Clothier, Brian ^c   Witting, Michael ^b  

^a Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dose calculations; Medication errors; Pediatric code card; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PEDIATRIC CODE CARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MEDICATION ERRORS; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54049115063     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802290752     Document Type: Article

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