Enhancing patient safety in the pediatric emergency department: teams, communication, and lessons from crew resource management.

Christopher M. Pruitt; Erica L. Liebelt

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Enhancing patient safety in the pediatric emergency department: teams, communication, and lessons from crew resource management.

December 22, 2010

Pruitt CM, Liebelt EL. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010;26(12):942-8; quiz 949-51.

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