Reported medication events in a paediatric emergency research network: Sharing to improve patient safety

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 815-819

  Shaw, Kathy N ^a   Lillis, Kathleen A ^b   Ruddy, Richard M ^c   Mahajan, Prashant V ^d   Lichenstein, Richard ^e   Olsen, Cody S ^f   Chamberlain, James M ^g  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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

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

^g CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; INFUSION FLUID; SALBUTAMOL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSENSUS; DEATH; DISABILITY; DOSE CALCULATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; PAEDIATRICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884595455     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201642     Document Type: Article

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