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STUDY

Airway carts: a systems-based approach to airway safety.

Kane BG, Bond WF, Worrilow CC, Richardson DM, on behalf of the Lehigh Valley Hospital Airway Task Force. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:154-161.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ACR guidance document on MR safe practices: 2013.

Kanal E, Barkovich AJ, Bell C, et al; Expert Panel on MR Safety. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2013;37:501-530.

STUDY

Paramedic self-reported medication errors.

Vilke GM, Tornabene SV, Stepanski B, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2006;10:457-462.

STUDY

Paramedic self-reported medication errors.

Vilke GM, Tornabene SV, Stepanski B, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2007;11:80-84.

STUDY

Quantitative assessment of workload and stressors in clinical radiation oncology.

Mazur LM, Mosaly PR, Jackson M, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;83:e571-e576.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fallible medicine: responding to errors in emergency care.

Whitehead S. Emergency Medical Services. July 2007.

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

Classifying laboratory incident reports to identify problems that jeopardize patient safety.

Astion ML, Shojania KG, Hamill TR, Kim S, Ng VL. Am J Clin Pathol. 2003;120:18-26.

STUDY

Comparison and interpretation of urinalysis performed by a nephrologist versus a hospital-based clinical laboratory.

Tsai JJ, Yeun JY, Kumar VA, Don BR. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005;46:820-829.

STUDY

Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal analysis of specimen identification errors.

Wagar EA, Tamashiro L, Yasin B, Hilborne L, Bruckner DA. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:1662-1668.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

M.R.I.'s strong magnets cited in accidents.

McNeil DG Jr. New York Times. August 19, 2005;National Desk section:1.

COMMENTARY

Putting power into patient safety interventions. Part two: 99% is not good enough.

Astion M. Laboratory Errors & Patient Safety. July-August 2005;2:1-4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Error rate greatest in hospital radiology.

Stein R. The Washington Post. January 18, 2006:A03.

STUDY

Decoding laboratory test names: a major challenge to appropriate patient care.

Passiment E, Meisel JL, Fontanesi J, Fritsma G, Aleryani S, Marques M. J Gen Intern Med. 2013;28:453-458.

STUDY

Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-hospital mortality.

Cram P, Hillis SL, Barnett M, Rosenthal GE. Am J Med. 2004;117:151-157.

COMMENTARY

Right Patient, Wrong Sample

Astion M. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2006.

STUDY

Emergency medical services system changes reduce pediatric epinephrine dosing errors in the prehospital setting.

Kaji AH, Gausche-Hill M, Conrad H, et al. Pediatrics. 2006;118:1493-1500.

STUDY

Correlation of workload with disagreement and amendment rates in surgical pathology and nongynecologic cytology.

Renshaw AA, Gould EW. Am J Clin Pathol. 2006;125:820-822.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Skin tears: the clinical challenge.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2006;3:1, 5-10.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Double key bounce and double keying errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 12, 2006;11:1-2.

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