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Paramedic self-reported medication errors.
Vilke GM, Tornabene SV, Stepanski B, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2006;10:457-462.

The researchers surveyed paramedics and found that 9% made medication errors in the past year and that unfamiliarity with the drug, dosage mistakes, and a lack of triple checks played a role in the incidents.

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