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STUDY

The association between a prolonged stay in the emergency department and adverse events in older patients admitted to hospital: a retrospective cohort study.

Ackroyd-Stolarz S, Read Guernsey J, Mackinnon NJ, Kovacs G. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:564-569.

STUDY

Influence of house-staff experience on teaching-hospital mortality: the "July Phenomenon" revisited.

van Walraven C, Jennings A, Wong J, Forster AJ. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:389-394.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Safety in EMS.

Brice JH, Patterson PD, eds. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16:1-108.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.

STUDY

Outcomes of emergency department patients presenting with adverse drug events.

Hohl CM, Nosyk B, Kuramoto L, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2011;58:270-279.

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Do emergency physicians attribute drug-related emergency department visits to medication-related problems?

Hohl CM, Zed PJ, Brubacher JR, Abu-Laban RB, Loewen PS, Purssell RA. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:493-502.e4.

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Reduction in hospital mortality over time in a hospital without a pediatric medical emergency team: limitations of before-and-after study designs.

Joffe AR, Anton NR, Burkholder SC. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165:419-423.

STUDY

Communication errors in dispatch of air medical transport.

Vilensky D, Macdonald RD. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2011;15:39-43.

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Use of an electronic information system to identify adverse events resulting in an emergency department visit.

Ackroyd-Stolarz S, Mackinnon NJ, Zed PJ, Murphy N. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e53.

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Patient safety factors in children dying in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU): a case notes review study.

Monroe K, Wang D, Vincent C, Woloshynowych M, Neale G, Inwald DP. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:863-868.

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Adverse events following an emergency department visit.

Forster AJ, Rose NGW, van Walraven C, Stiell I. Qual Saf Health Care 2007;16:17-22.

STUDY

Self-reported medical, medication and laboratory error in eight countries: risk factors for chronically ill adults.

Scobie A. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:182-186.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety Papers 4.

Baker GR, ed. Healthc Q. 2009;12:1-198.

STUDY

Using Medical Emergency Teams to detect preventable adverse events.

Iyengar A, Baxter A, Forster AJ. Crit Care. 2009;13:R126.

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Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study.

Zed PJ, Abu-Laban RB, Balen RM, et al. CMAJ. 2008;178:1563-1569.

STUDY

How surgeons disclose medical errors to patients: a study using standardized patients.

Chan DK, Gallagher TH, Reznick R, Levinson W. Surgery. 2005;138:851-858.

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Using prospective clinical surveillance to identify adverse events in hospital.

Forster AJ, Worthington JR, Hawken S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:756-763.

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Development and usability of a behavioural marking system for performance assessment of obstetrical teams.

Tregunno D, Pittini R, Haley M, Morgan PJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:393-396.

STUDY

Errors, near misses and adverse events in the emergency department: what can patients tell us?

Friedman SM, Provan D, Moore S, Hanneman K. CJEM. 2008;10:421-427.

STUDY

Emergency medical and health providers' perceptions of key issues in prehospital patient safety.

Atack L, Maher J. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010;14:95-102.

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