Ambulance personnel perceptions of near misses and adverse events in pediatric patients.

Jeremy T Cushman; Rollin J Fairbanks; Kevin G O'Gara; Crista N Crittenden; Elliot C Pennington; Matthew A Wilson; Nancy P Chin; Manish Shah

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Ambulance personnel perceptions of near misses and adverse events in pediatric patients.

August 11, 2010

Cushman JT, Fairbanks RJ, O'Gara KG, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010;14(4):477-84.

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This qualitative study found that while safety issues in pediatric prehospital care are not uncommon, most go unreported.

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