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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.
Use of color-coded medications resulted in a reduction in medication errors in simulated pediatric emergency department scenarios.

 
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