Color-coded prefilled medication syringes decrease time to delivery and dosing error in simulated emergency department pediatric resuscitations.

Maria E Moreira; Caleb Hernandez; Allen D Stevens; Seth Jones; Margaret Sande; Jason R Blumen; Emily Hopkins; Katherine Bakes; Jason S Haukoos

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Color-coded prefilled medication syringes decrease time to delivery and dosing error in simulated emergency department pediatric resuscitations.

March 25, 2015

Moreira ME, Hernandez C, Stevens AD, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2015;66(2):97-106.e3.

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Medication errors are common during pediatric resuscitation situations. This study found that use of prefilled and color-coded syringes reduced time needed to prepare and administer medications and significantly decreased dosing errors during simulated resuscitations.

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