Emergency department boarding and adverse hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to a general medical service.

A target to achieve zero preventable trauma deaths through quality improvement.

Hashmi ZG, Haut ER, Efron DT, Salim A, Cornwell EE III, Haider AH. JAMA Surg. 2018;153:686–689.

Addressing dual patient and staff safety through a team-based standardized patient simulation for agitation management in the emergency department.

Wong AH, Auerbach MA, Ruppel H, et al. Simul Healthc. 2018;13:154-162.

Do EPs change their clinical behaviour in the hallway or when a companion is present? A cross-sectional survey.

Stoklosa H, Scannell M, Ma Z, Rosner B, Hughes A, Bohan JS. Emerg Med J. 2018;35:406-411.

Association between electronic medical record implementation of default opioid prescription quantities and prescribing behavior in two emergency departments.

Delgado MK, Shofer FS, Patel MS, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2018;33:409-411.

Emergency department contribution to the prescription opioid epidemic.

Axeen S, Seabury SA, Menchine M. Ann Emerg Med. 2018;71:659-667.e3.

Task errors by emergency physicians are associated with interruptions, multitasking, fatigue and working memory capacity: a prospective, direct observation study.

Westbrook JI, Raban MZ, Walter SR, Douglas H. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27:655-663.

Risk factors for adverse events in emergency department procedural sedation for children.

Bhatt M, Johnson DW, Chan J, et al; Sedation Safety Study Group of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC). JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171:957-964.

Incidence and predictors of opioid prescription at discharge after traumatic injury.

Chaudhary MA, Schoenfeld AJ, Harlow AF, et al. JAMA Surg. 2017;152:930-936.

Safety of the Manchester Triage System to detect critically ill children at the emergency department.

Zachariasse JM, Kuiper JW, de Hoog M, Moll HA, van Veen M. J Pediatr. 2016;177:232-237.

The role of radio frequency detection system embedded surgical sponges in preventing retained surgical sponges: a prospective evaluation in patients undergoing emergency surgery.

Inaba K, Okoye O, Aksoy H, et al. Ann Surg. 2016;264:599-604.

TeamSTEPPS: Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety.

Washington, DC: Department of Defense. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.

Longitudinal trends in U.S. drug shortages for medications used in emergency departments (2001–2014).

Hawley KL, Mazer-Amirshahi M, Zocchi MS, Fox ER, Pines JM. Acad Emerg Med. 2016;23:63-69.

Interruptions in the wild: development of a sociotechnical systems model of interruptions in the emergency department through a systematic review.

Werner NE, Holden RJ. Appl Ergon. 2015;51:244-254.

The impact of interruptions on the duration of nursing interventions: a direct observation study in an academic emergency department.

Cole G, Stefanus D, Gardner H, Levy MJ, Klein EY. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25:457-465.

Tackling communication barriers between long-term care facility and emergency department transfers to improve medication safety in older adults.

Callinan SM, Brandt NJ. J Gerontol Nurs. 2015;41:8-13.

Unexpected death within 72 hours of emergency department visit: were those deaths preventable?

Goulet H, Guerand V, Bloom B, et al. Crit Care. 2015;19:154.

Communication of vital signs at emergency department handoff: opportunities for improvement.

Venkatesh AK, Curley D, Chang Y, Liu SW. Ann Emerg Med. 2015;66:125-130.

Safety of clinical and non-clinical decision makers in telephone triage: a narrative review.

Wheeler SQ, Greenberg ME, Mahlmeister L, Wolfe N. J Telemed Telecare. 2015;21:305-322.

Collaborating—or "selling" patients? A conceptual framework for emergency department-to-inpatient handoff negotiations.

Hilligoss B, Mansfield JA, Patterson ES, Moffatt-Bruce SD. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015;41:134-143.

Decision making in trauma settings: simulation to improve diagnostic skills.

Murray DJ, Freeman BD, Boulet JR, Woodhouse J, Fehr JJ, Klingensmith ME. Simul Healthc. 2015;10:139-145.