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Implementing patient safety practices in small ambulatory care settings.

Schauberger CW, Larson P. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:419-425.

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Medication errors in the management of anaphylaxis in a pediatric emergency department.

Benkelfat R, Gouin S, Larose G, Bailey B. J Emerg Med. 2013 Mar 8; [Epub ahead of print].

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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.

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ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:847-853.

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Pediatric vaccination errors: application of the "5 rights" framework to a national error reporting database.

Bundy DG, Shore AD, Morlock LL, Miller MR. Vaccine. 2009;27:3890-3896.

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Information technology-based approaches to reducing repeat drug exposure in patients with known drug allergies.

Cresswell KM, Sheikh A. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;121:1112-1117.e7.

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Documentation of drug allergy on drug chart in patients presenting for surgery.

Farooq M, Kirke C, Foley K. Ir J Med Sci. 2008;177:243-245.

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Enhancing pediatric safety: using simulation to assess radiology resident preparedness for anaphylaxis from intravenous contrast media.

Gaca AM, Frush DP, Hohenhaus SM, et al. Radiology. 2007;245:236-244.

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Antiretroviral medication errors among hospitalized patients with HIV infection.

Rastegar DA, Knight AM, Monolakis JS. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;43:933-38.

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Inadvertent misadministration of meningococcal conjugate vaccine—United States, June–August 2005.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006;55:1016-1017.

COMMENTARY

Over Not So Easy

Cucina R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2006.

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Patient safety: latex allergy.

Reines HD, Seifert PC. Surg Clin North Am. 2005;85:1329-1340.

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Reaction to Dye.

Cohan R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2004.

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Allergy to Holter.

Williams MV. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2004.

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The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure.

Gallagher TH, Levinson W. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.

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Inappropriate Antibiotic Use.

Babcock HM, Fraser VJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.