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STUDY

Complications and death at the start of the new academic year: is there a July phenomenon?

Inaba K, Recinos G, Teixeira PGR, et al. J Trauma. 2010;68:19-22.

STUDY

Using in situ simulation to improve in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Lighthall GK, Poon T, Harrison TK. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:209-216.

COMMENTARY

Duty hours in emergency medicine: balancing patient safety, resident wellness, and the resident training experience: a consensus response to the 2008 Institute of Medicine resident duty hours recommendations.

Wagner MJ, Wolf S, Promes S, et al. J Emerg Med. 2010;39:348-355.

STUDY

Patient safety measures in burn care: do national reporting systems accurately reflect quality of burn care?

Mandell SP, Robinson EF, Cooper CL, Klein MB, Gibran NS. J Burn Care Res. 2010;31:125-129.

STUDY

Team training in the neonatal resuscitation program for interns: teamwork and quality of resuscitations.

Thomas EJ, Williams AL, Reichman EF, Lasky RE, Crandell S, Taggart WR. Pediatrics. 2010;125:539-546.

STUDY

Retrospective review of emergency response activations during a 13-year period at a tertiary care children's hospital.

Wang GS, Erwin N, Zuk J, Henry DB, Dobyns EL. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:131-135.

REVIEW

Rapid response teams: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chan PS, Jain R, Nallmothu BK, Berg RA, Sasson C. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:18-26.

STUDY

The "July phenomenon": is trauma the exception?

Schroeppel TJ, Fischer PE, Magnotti LJ, Croce MA, Fabian TC. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;209:378-384.

STUDY

Hospital-wide code rates and mortality before and after implementation of a rapid response team.

Chan PS, Khalid A, Longmore LS, Berg RA, Kosiborod M, Spertus JA. JAMA. 2008;300:2506-2513.

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

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

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

A 5-year analysis of rapid response system activation at an in-hospital haemodialysis unit.

Galhotra S, Devita MA, Dew MA, Simmons RL. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e38.

COMMENTARY

Emergency medicine quality improvement and patient safety curriculum.

Kelly JJ, Thallner E, Broida RI, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2010;17(suppl 2):e110-e129.

COMMENTARY

For whom the Bell Commission tolls: unintended effects of limiting residents' hours.

Millard WB. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:A25-A29.

STUDY

Clinical scenarios: enhancing the skill set of the nurse as a vigilant guardian.

Jacobson T, Belcher E, Sarr B, Riutta E, Ferrier JD, Botten MA. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2010;41:347-353.

COMMENTARY

Confusion about epinephrine dosing leading to iatrogenic overdose: a life-threatening problem with a potential solution.

Kanwar M, Irvin CB, Frank JJ, Weber K, Rosman H. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:341-344.

STUDY

Code debriefing from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Team Training Program improves the cardiopulmonary resuscitation code process.

Percarpio KB, Harris FS, Hatfield BA, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:424-429:AP1.

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

Ambulance personnel perceptions of near misses and adverse events in pediatric patients.

Cushman JT, Fairbanks RJ, O'Gara KG, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010;14:477-484.

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