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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.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Patient safety in the pediatric emergency care setting.

Krug SE, Frush K, for the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2007;120:1367-1375.

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

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.

REVIEW

Team training: implications for emergency and critical care pediatrics.

Eppich WJ, Brannen M, Hunt EA. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2008;20:255-260.

STUDY

Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs conventional pediatric drug dosing and administration.

Yamamoto L, Kanemori J. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:588-592.

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

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].

STUDY

Randomized controlled trial of a pictogram-based intervention to reduce liquid medication dosing errors and improve adherence among caregivers of young children.

Yin HS, Dreyer BP, van Schaick L, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:814-822.

STUDY

Creating an infrastructure for safety event reporting and analysis in a multicenter pediatric emergency department network.

Chamberlain JM, Shaw KN, Lillis KA, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013;29:125-130.

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.

STUDY

Evaluation of a Web-based education program on reducing medication dosing error: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial.

Frush K, Hohenhaus S, Luo X, Gerardi M, Wiebe RA. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006;22:62-70.

STUDY

Implementation of Condition Help: family teaching and evaluation of family understanding.

Hueckel RM, Mericle JM, Frush K, Martin PL, Champagne MT. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:176-181.

STUDY

Teamwork errors in trauma resuscitation.

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

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

Frush KS, Hohenhaus SM, eds. Clin Ped Emerg Med. 2006;7:213-277.

COMMENTARY

Pediatric medication safety in the emergency department.

Cadwell SM. J Emerg Nurs. 2008;34:375-377.

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.

COMMENTARY

Lessons learned: basic evidence-based advice for preventing medication errors in children.

Thomas DO. J Emerg Nurs. 2005;31:490-493.

STUDY

Pediatric rapid response teams in the academic medical center.

Mistry KP, Turi J, Hueckel R, Mericle JM, Meliones JN. Clin Ped Emerg Med. 2006;7:241-247.

STUDY

Color coded medication safety system reduces community pediatric emergency nursing medication errors.

Feleke R, Kalynych CJ, Lundblom B, Wears R, Luten R, Kling D. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:79-85.

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