Pediatric patient safety in the prehospital/emergency department setting.

Isabel A Barata; Lee S Benjamin; Sharon E Mace; Martin I Herman; Ran D Goldman

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Pediatric patient safety in the prehospital/emergency department setting.

July 11, 2007

Barata IA, Benjamin LS, Mace SE, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007;23(6):412-8.

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The authors discuss safety risks for pediatric patients in the emergency department as well as strategies to prevent errors.

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