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STUDY

Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers.

Kachalia A, Gandhi TK, Puopolo AL, et al. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49:196-205.

STUDY

Regional surveillance of emergency-department visits for outpatient adverse drug events.

Capuano A, Irpino A, Gallo M, et al. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2009;65:721-728.

STUDY

Factors associated with medication errors in the pediatric emergency department.

Vilà-de-Muga M, Colom-Ferrer L, Gonzàlez-Herrero M, Luaces-Cubells C. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011;27:290-294.

STUDY

Unscheduled returns to the emergency department: an outcome of medical errors?

Nuñez S, Hexdall A, Aguirre-Jaime A. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:102-108.

STUDY

Preventable deaths in patients admitted from emergency department.

Lu T-C, Tsai C-L, Lee C-C, et al. Emerg Med J. 2006;23:452-455.

STUDY

Factors associated with adverse events resulting from medical errors in the emergency department: two work better than one.

Freund Y, Goulet H, Bokobza J, et al. J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb 20; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

System weaknesses as contributing causes of accidents in health care.

Ternov S, Akselsson R. Int J Qual Health Care. 2005;17:5-13.

COMMENTARY

Lost in Transition

Beach C. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. Febuary 2006.

STUDY

Adverse events following an emergency department visit.

Forster AJ, Rose NGW, van Walraven C, Stiell I. Qual Saf Health Care 2007;16:17-22.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Maryland Patient Safety Center Emergency Department Collaborative.

Maryland Patient Safety Center.

REVIEW

Ethical and practical aspects of disclosing adverse events in the emergency department.

Stokes SL, Wu AW, Pronovost PJ. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2006;24:703-714.

STUDY

The nature and occurrence of registration errors in the emergency department.

Hakimzada AF, Green RA, Sayan OR, Zhang J, Patel VL. Int J Med Inform. 2008;77:169-175.

STUDY

Interruptions in emergency department work: an observational and interview study.

Berg LM, Källberg AS, Göransson KE, Östergren J, Florin J, Ehrenberg A. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Apr 12; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

EMS helicopter crashes: what influences fatal outcome?

Baker SP, Grabowski JG, Dodd RS, Shanahan DF, Lamb MW, Li GH. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;47:351-356.

STUDY

Pediatric rapid response teams in the academic medical center.

Mistry KP, Turi J, Hueckel R, Mericle JM, Meliones JN. Clin Ped Emerg Med. 2006;7:241-247.

COMMENTARY

Triage Time Bomb.

Washington DL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.

STUDY

A method for measuring system safety and latent errors associated with pediatric procedural sedation.

Blike GT, Christoffersen K, Cravero JP, Andeweg SK, Jensen J. Anesth Analg. 2005;101:48-58.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.

Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.

STUDY

Medical error identification, disclosure, and reporting: do emergency medicine provider groups differ?

Hobgood C, Weiner B, Tamayo-Sarver JH. Acad Emerg Med. 2006;13:443-451.

STUDY

Adverse events experienced while transferring the critically ill patient from the emergency department to the intensive care unit.

Gillman L, Leslie G, Williams T, et al. Emerg Med J. 2006;23:858-861.

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