Reported medication events in a paediatric emergency research network: sharing to improve patient safety.
Shaw KN, Lillis KA, Ruddy RM, et al. Reported medication events in a paediatric emergency research network: sharing to improve patient safety. Emerg Med J. 2013;30(10):815-9. doi:10.1136/emermed-2012-201642.
This study characterizes the types of medication errors occurring in pediatric emergency departments (EDs), using data gathered from voluntary error reports in 18 EDs. Human factors were a contributing cause in the majority of errors.