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STUDY

Improving communication in the emergency department.

Redfern E, Brown R, Vincent CA. Emerg Med J. 2009;26:658-661.

STUDY

Do emergency physicians attribute drug-related emergency department visits to medication-related problems?

Hohl CM, Zed PJ, Brubacher JR, Abu-Laban RB, Loewen PS, Purssell RA. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:493-502.e4.

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Formal medicine reconciliation within the emergency department reduces the medication error rates for emergency admissions.

Mills PR, McGuffie AC. Emerg Med J. 2010;27:911-915.

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Beam me up Scotty! Impact of personal wireless communication devices in the emergency department.

Richards JD, Harris T. Emerg Med J. 2011;28:29-32.

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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.

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Postdischarge adverse events for 1-day hospital admissions in older adults admitted from the emergency department.

Pines JM, Mongelluzzo J, Hilton JA, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;56:253-257.

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Video registration of trauma team performance in the emergency department: the results of a 2-year analysis in a Level 1 trauma center.

Lubbert PHW, Kaasschieter EG, Hoorntje LE, Leenen LPH. J Trauma. 2009;67:1412-1420.

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Identifying vulnerabilities in communication in the emergency department.

Redfern E, Brown R, Vincent CA. Emerg Med J. 2009;26:653-657.

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Assessing clinical handover between paramedics and the trauma team.

Evans SM, Murray A, Patrick I, Fitzgerald M, Smith S, Andrianopoulos N, Cameron P. Injury. 2010;36:100-106.

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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.

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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.

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Using Medical Emergency Teams to detect preventable adverse events.

Iyengar A, Baxter A, Forster AJ. Crit Care. 2009;13:R126.

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Accuracy of radiographic readings in the emergency department.

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

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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.

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Improving reliability of clinical care practices for ventilated patients in the context of a patient safety improvement initiative.

Pinto A, Burnett S, Benn J, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2011;17:180-187.

COMMENTARY

Weighing in on medication safety.

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

STUDY

The effects of resident level of training on the rate of pediatric prescription errors in an academic emergency department.

Pacheco GS, Viscusi C, Hays DP, Woolridge DP. J Emerg Med. 2012;43:e343-e348.

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Medication overdoses leading to emergency department visits among children.

Schillie SF, Shehab N, Thomas KE, Budnitz DS. Am J Prev Med. 2009;37:181-187.

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

Medication errors in the emergency department: need for pharmacy involvement?

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2011;8:1-7.

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