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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.

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.

COMMENTARY

Enhancing patient safety in the pediatric emergency department: teams, communication, and lessons from crew resource management.

Pruitt CM, Liebelt EL. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010;26:942-948.

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.

COMMENTARY

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

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

COMMENTARY

Pediatric safety in the emergency department: identifying risks and preparing to care for child and family.

Nadzam D, Westergaard F. J Nurs Care Qual. 2008;23:189-194.

STUDY

Teamwork errors in trauma resuscitation.

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

STUDY

Adverse events from cough and cold medications after a market withdrawal of products labeled for infants.

Shehab N, Schaefer MK, Kegler SR, Budnitz DS. Pediatrics. 2010;126:1100-1107.

STUDY

Need for standardized sign-out in the emergency department: a survey of emergency medicine residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship program directors.

Sinha M, Shriki J, Salness R, Blackburn PA. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14:192-196.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Building Bridges Between Radiology and Emergency Medicine: Consensus Conference on Imaging Safety and Quality for Children in the Emergency Setting.

Pediatr Radiol. 2008;38(suppl 4):625-734.

STUDY

Time motion study in a pediatric emergency department before and after computer physician order entry.

Yen K, Shane EL, Pawar SS, Schwendel ND, Zimmanck RJ, Gorelick MH. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;53:462-468.

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

Retrospective evaluation of a computerized physician order entry adaptation to prevent prescribing errors in a pediatric emergency department.

Sard BE, Walsh KE, Doros G, et al. Pediatrics. 2008;122:782-787.

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

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.

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

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

Pediatric adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysis.

Bourgeois FT, Mandl KD, Valim C, Shannon MW. Pediatrics. 2009;124:e744-e750.

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