Newspaper/Magazine Article Non-English speakers find ERs hard to reach. Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL October 26, 2007 View more articles from the same authors. This article reports on a study conducted by the Discrimination Research Center that found non-English speakers were not connected to a staff member who spoke the language in about half of calls to the emergency department. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Related Resources From the Same Author(s) During in-flight emergencies, sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall short. January 18, 2023 Avoidable mistakes rise despite hospital efforts. June 16, 2010 Prescription for success: don't bother nurses. September 27, 2016 Flying blind. April 29, 2009 Insurers stop paying for care linked to errors. January 30, 2008 Ensuring patient safety in wireless medical device networks. July 23, 2010 Medication errors: the year in review. October 23, 2019 Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation. December 27, 2014 Developing an adverse event reporting system using administrative data. March 19, 2008 Measuring shared mental models in healthcare. May 11, 2019 View More Related Resources Patient Safety Innovations Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis May 31, 2023 A cluster randomized trial of two implementation strategies to deliver audit and feedback in the EQUIPPED medication safety program. April 26, 2023 Hospitals look to computers to predict patient emergencies before they happen. May 22, 2019 The Ask Me to Explain campaign: a 90-day intervention to promote patient and family involvement in care in a pediatric emergency department. January 8, 2018 Improving medication reconciliation in the outpatient setting. January 5, 2017 ED revamp: team approach to care reduces errors, boosts patient and clinician satisfaction. August 3, 2011 Fixing America's hospitals. October 7, 2008 A case that shook medicine. December 20, 2006 Ding-a-ling-a-ling: ambulances can be dangerous places. November 23, 2005 WebM&M Cases Missed Appendicitis June 1, 2003 View More See More About The Topic Emergency Departments Facility and Group Administrators Quality and Safety Professionals Patients Emergency Medicine View More
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