A survey of the use of time-out protocols in emergency medicine

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 285-288

  Kelly, John J ^a   Farley, Heather ^b   O'Cain, Christi ^c   Broida, Robert I ^d   Klauer, Kevin ^d,e   Fuller, Drew C ^f   Meisl, Helmut ^g   Phelan, Michael P ^h   Thallner, Elaine ⁱ   Pines, Jesse M ^j  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Emergency Medicine Physicians   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Emergency Medicine Associates   (United States)

^g Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose   (United States)

^h Quality and Patient Safety Institute   (United States)

ⁱ LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955893951     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(11)37036-5     Document Type: Article

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