Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 369-370 , October 2007

Medication Errors in Pediatric Emergency Care: Developing a National Standard?

  • Karen S. Frush, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Karen S. Frush, MD, Duke University Health System, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710; 919-681-2246, fax 919-681-7402

References 

  1. Institute of Medicine Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors. Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2006;
  2. Marcin JP, Dharmar M, Cho M, et al. Medication errors among acutely ill and injured children treated in rural emergency departments. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50:361–367
  3. Institute of Medicine Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System. Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2006;

 Supervising editor: Kathy N. Shaw, MD, MSCE

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 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that may create any potential conflict of interest. The author has stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 Publication date: Available online April 27, 2007.

PII: S0196-0644(07)00292-2

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.02.023

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 369-370 , October 2007

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