Medication errors in the management of anaphylaxis in a pediatric emergency department.

Rislaine Benkelfat; Serge Gouin; Guylaine Larose; Benoit Bailey

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Medication errors in the management of anaphylaxis in a pediatric emergency department.

October 8, 2013

Benkelfat R, Gouin S, Larose G, et al. J Emerg Med. 2013;45(3):419-425.

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Medication errors were common in the emergency department management of anaphylaxis (severe, life-threatening allergic reactions), and error rates improved only modestly after implementation of a standardized order set.

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