Frequency and nature of reported incidents during emergency department care

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 416-421

  Considine, Julie ^a   Mitchell, Belinda ^b   Stergiou, Helen E ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 79954990642     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.093054     Document Type: Article

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