Frequency, type, and degree of potential harm of adverse safety events among pediatric emergency medical services encounters.

Mark X Cicero; Janette Baird; Linda Brown; Marc A. Auerbach; Kathleen Adelgais

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Frequency, type, and degree of potential harm of adverse safety events among pediatric emergency medical services encounters.

November 1, 2023

Cicero MX, Baird J, Brown L, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023;Epub Sep 12.

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The pediatric population faces unique challenges in the prehospital setting. This prospective chart review study classified adverse safety events (ASE) of pediatric patients at 15 emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. More than 20% of encounters contained at least one ASE, although most were unlikely to cause harm (e.g., missed documentation).

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