Patient safety in the ED.

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Patient safety in the ED.

June 17, 2014

Hospitals & health networks. 2006;80(5):6 p. following 48, 2.

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The authors discuss the kinds of errors that occur in emergency departments and outline processes for minimizing their occurrence.

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