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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Non-English speakers find ERs hard to reach.

Hua V. San Francisco Chronicle. February 17, 2006:B6.

STUDY

Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure.

Wachter RM, Flanders SA, Fee C, Pronovost PJ. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:29-32.

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

Has the pendulum swung too far? The impact of missed abdominal injuries in the era of nonoperative management.

Fairfax LM, Christmas AB, DeAugustinis M, et al. Am Surg. 2009;75:558-564.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Ding-a-ling-a-ling: ambulances can be dangerous places.

Meisel Z. Slate. November 8, 2005.

STUDY

Accuracy of radiographic readings in the emergency department.

Petinaux B, Bhat R, Boniface K, Aristizabal J. Am J Emerg Med. 2011;29:18-25.

BOOK/REPORT

Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Department.

Krug SE, ed. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources and the American Academy of Pediatrics; 2010. ISBN: 9781599402123.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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

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

COMMENTARY

Triage Time Bomb.

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

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Safety in EMS.

Brice JH, Patterson PD, eds. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16:1-108.

STUDY

ED overcrowding is associated with an increased frequency of medication errors.

Kulstad EB, Sikka R, Sweis RT, Kelley KM, Rzechula KH. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:304-309.

BOOK/REPORT

Lucado J, Paez K, Elixhauser A. HCUP Statistical Brief #109. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2011.

STUDY

Unplanned transfers to a medical intensive care unit: causes and relationship to preventable errors in care.

Bapoje SR, Gaudiani JL, Narayanan V, Albert RK. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:68-72.

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.

STUDY

The effects of emergency department staff rounding on patient safety and satisfaction.

Meade CM, Kennedy J, Kaplan J. J Emerg Med. 2010;38:666-674.

STUDY

Computerized decision support to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing to older emergency department patients: a randomized, controlled trial.

Terrell KM, Perkins AJ, Dexter PR, Hui SL, Callahan CM, Miller DK. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009;57:1388-1394.

STUDY

Incidence and impact of physician and nurse disruptive behaviors in the emergency department.

Rosenstein AH, Naylor B. J Emerg Med. 2012;43:139-148.

STUDY

Color coded medication safety system reduces community pediatric emergency nursing medication errors.

Feleke R, Kalynych CJ, Lundblom B, Wears R, Luten R, Kling D. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:79-85.

BOOK/REPORT

2011 Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in Emergency Medicine.

Ruoff G, ed. Cambridge, MA: CRICO Strategies; 2012.

COMMENTARY

Weighing in on medication safety.

Paparella S. J Emerg Nurs. 2009;35:553-555.

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