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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A hospital races to learn lessons of Ferrari pit stop.

Naik G. Wall Street Journal. November 14, 2006:A1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

REVIEW

Pediatric patient safety in the prehospital/emergency department setting.

Barata IA, Benjamin LS, Mace SE, Herman MI, Goldman RD. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007;23:412-418.

STUDY

Teamwork errors in trauma resuscitation.

Sarcevic A, Marsic I, Burd RS. ACM Trans Comput Hum Interact. 2012;19:13:1-13:30.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Patient Safety in Emergency Medicine.

Croskerry P, Cosby KS, Schenkel SM, Wears RL, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009. ISBN: 9780781777278.

STUDY

The Emergency Medical Services Safety Attitudes Questionnaire.

Patterson PD, Huang DT, Fairbanks RJ, Wang HE. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25:109-115.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Safety in EMS.

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

STUDY

Pediatric patient safety in emergency departments: unit characteristics and staff perceptions.

Shaw KN, Ruddy RM, Olsen CS, et al; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Pediatrics. 2009;124:485-493.

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.

STUDY

Time motion study in a pediatric emergency department before and after computer physician order entry.

Yen K, Shane EL, Pawar SS, Schwendel ND, Zimmanck RJ, Gorelick MH. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;53:462-468.

STUDY

Creating a culture of safety in the emergency department: the value of teamwork training.

Jones F, Podila P, Powers C. J Nurs Adm. 2013;43:194-200.

STUDY

Emergency department visits for medical device–associated adverse events among children.

Wang C, Hefflin B, Cope JU, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126:247-259.

STUDY

Comparison of Broselow tape measurements versus physician estimations of pediatric weights.

Rosenberg M, Greenberger S, Rawal A, Latimer-Pierson J, Thundiyil J. Am J Emerg Med. 2011;29:482-488.

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.

STUDY

Adverse events from cough and cold medications after a market withdrawal of products labeled for infants.

Shehab N, Schaefer MK, Kegler SR, Budnitz DS. Pediatrics. 2010;126:1100-1107.

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.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

ED revamp: team approach to care reduces errors, boosts patient and clinician satisfaction.

ED Manag. 2011;23:78-80.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Department - Survey Preview Version.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2008.

STUDY

Dropping the baton during the handoff from emergency department to primary care: pediatric asthma continuity errors.

Hsiao AL, Shiffman RN. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:467-474.

STUDY

The relationship between patients' perceptions of team effectiveness and their care experience in the emergency department.

Kipnis A, Rhodes KV, Burchill CN, Datner E. J Emerg Med. 2013 Mar 5; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Medication errors among acutely ill and injured children treated in rural emergency departments.

Marcin JP, Dharmar M, Cho M, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50:361-367.e1-2.

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