Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 503-509 , June 2010

Patient Identification Errors Are Common in a Simulated Setting

  • Philip L. Henneman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
    • Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Philip L. Henneman, MD, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 01199; 413-794-5914, Fax 413-794-8070
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  • Donald L. Fisher, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Engineering, University Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA
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  • Elizabeth A. Henneman, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA
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  • Tuan A. Pham, BA

      Affiliations

    • College of Engineering, University Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA
    • ,
  • Megan M. Campbell, BSN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA
    • ,
  • Brian H. Nathanson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • OptiStatim, LLC, Longmeadow, MA

Received 6 January 2009 ,Revised 27 October 2009 ,Accepted 18 November 2009.

 Supervising editor: Robert L. Wears, MD, MS

 Author contributions: PLH, DLH, and EAH conceived the study, designed the trial, and obtained research funding. PLH and DLH supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. TAP and MMC performed data collection. BHN provided statistical analysis. PLH drafted the article, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. PLH takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 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 might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. Supported in part by the National Science Foundation (PLH, DLF, EAH) under awards CCF-0427071, CCF-0829901, 0552548, and 0313747, and the Summer Scholars Program (MMC) for the University Massachusetts Amherst and Baystate Health.

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 Publication date: Available online December 23, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(09)01791-0

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.11.017

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 503-509 , June 2010

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