The influence of the causes and contexts of medical errors on emergency medicine residents' responses to their errors: an exploration.

Cherri Hobgood; Armando Hevia; Joshua H Tamayo-Sarver; Bryan Weiner; Ralph Riviello

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The influence of the causes and contexts of medical errors on emergency medicine residents' responses to their errors: an exploration.

August 10, 2005

Hobgood C, Hevia A, Tamayo-Sarver JH, et al. Acad Med. 2005;80(8):758-64.

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The authors surveyed emergency medicine residents to determine their emotional response to making medical mistakes. The authors suggest improvements in morbidity and mortality conferences and institutional environments that engender defensive medical practices.

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