Patient safety in the pediatric emergency care setting.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Steven E. Krug; Karen Frush

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Patient safety in the pediatric emergency care setting.

December 18, 2017

Medicine AMERICANACADEMYOFPEDIATRICSC on PE, Krug SE, Frush K. Pediatrics. 2007;120(6):1367-1375.

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This policy statement provides context regarding medical errors in pediatric emergency care and offers recommendations to support patient safety improvements in this setting.

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