Medication dosing errors in pediatric patients treated by emergency medical services

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-66

  Hoyle Jr , John D ^a   Davis, Alan T ^b   Putman, Kevin K ^c   Trytko, Jeff A ^d   Fales, William D ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; medical errors; medications; patient safety; pediatric

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MICHIGAN; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 82555189258     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2011.614043     Document Type: Article

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