Incidence and causes of critical incidents in emergency departments: a comparison and root cause analysis.

M. Thomas; K. Mackway-Jones

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Incidence and causes of critical incidents in emergency departments: a comparison and root cause analysis.

June 14, 2011

Thomas M, Mackway-Jones K. Emerg Med J. 2008;25(6):346-50.

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This observational study used root cause analysis to analyze system and human factors that contributed to critical incidents in which emergency department patients experienced preventable harm.

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