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Barriers to self-reporting patient safety incidents by paramedics: a mixed methods study.
January 23, 2019
Sinclair JE, Austin MA, Bourque C, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018;22(6):762-772.
This survey study identified fear of professional consequences as the major barrier for paramedics in voluntarily reporting a patient safety event in the prehospital setting. The authors suggest that improving safety culture is needed in order to increase event reporting.
