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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (315)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (295)

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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.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Medical errors and safety systems.

Pearlman MD, ed. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2010;53:471-585.

STUDY

Parents as partners in obtaining the medication history.

Porter SC, Kohane IS, Goldmann DA. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005;12:299-305.

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.

STUDY

Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric emergency department: a randomized, controlled trial.

Kozer E, Scolnik D, MacPherson A, Rauchwerger D, Koren G. Pediatrics. 2005;116:1299-1302.

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

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

Adverse events associated with procedural sedation and analgesia in a pediatric emergency department: a comparison of common parenteral drugs.

Roback MG, Wathen JE, Bajaj L, Bothner JP. Acad Emerg Med. 2005;12:508-513.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

Austin, TX: Texas Medical Institute for Technology and the Quaid Foundation; 2010.

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

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

Prospective observational study on the incidence of medication errors during simulated resuscitation in a paediatric emergency department.

Kozer E, Seto W, Verjee Z, et al. BMJ. 2004;329:1321.

STUDY

Risk reduction for adverse drug events through sequential implementation of patient safety initiatives in a children's hospital.

Leonard MS, Cimino M, Shaha S, McDougal S, Pilliod J, Brodsky L. Pediatrics. 2006;118:e1124-e1129.

COMMENTARY

Passing the "Yo' Mama" test.

Blair R. Health Manage Tech. June 2006;27:16.

STUDY

Decrease in hospital-wide mortality rate after implementation of a commercially sold computerized physician order entry system.

Longhurst CA, Parast L, Sandborg CI, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126:14-21.

STUDY

Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication errors and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin.

Donihi AC, DiNardo MM, DeVita MA, Korytkowski MT. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:89-91.

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.

STUDY

Medical error identification, disclosure, and reporting: do emergency medicine provider groups differ?

Hobgood C, Weiner B, Tamayo-Sarver JH. Acad Emerg Med. 2006;13:443-451.

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: A Report on Quality and Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; March 2007.

STUDY

Adopting National Quality Forum medication safe practices: progress and barriers to hospital implementation.

Rask K, Culler S, Scott T, et al. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:212-218.

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