The safety of emergency care systems: results of a survey of clinicians in 65 US emergency departments.

David J. Magid; Ashley F. Sullivan; Paul D. Cleary; Sowmya R. Rao; James A. Gordon; Rainu Kaushal; Edward Guadagnoli; Carlos A. Camargo; David Blumenthal

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The safety of emergency care systems: results of a survey of clinicians in 65 US emergency departments.

March 4, 2009

Magid DJ, Sullivan AF, Cleary PD, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;53(6):715-723.e1.

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This study's findings raise concern about the current state of emergency care, most notably the presence of insufficient space, unsafe capacity, and untimely specialty consultations in emergency departments.

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