Errors of medical interpretation and their potential clinical consequences: A comparison of professional versus ad hoc versus no interpreters

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 545-553

  Flores, Glenn ^a,b   Abreu, Milagros ^c,d   Barone, Cara Pizzo ^e   Bachur, Richard ^f   Lin, Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Latino Health Insurance Program Inc   (United States)

^e PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; HYDROCORTISONE PLUS NEOMYCIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTERNAL OTITIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL ERRORS; TAPE RECORDING; TRANSLATING;

EID: 84868192584     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.01.025     Document Type: Article

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