TY - JOUR
T1 - Patient safety in emergency situations
T2 - A web-based pediatric arrest medication calculator.
AU - Blackledge, Charles G.
AU - Veltri, Michael A.
AU - Matlin, Carol
AU - Sparkes, Wayne
AU - Lehmann, Christoph U.
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - To prevent adverse drug events for pediatric patients, increase care provider efficiency, and reduce stress for care providers, a technology tool was developed that calculates medication dosage requirements during emergency situations. This article describes a simple low-cost technological solution for improving patient safety and care-provider assurance. Follow-up studies provide validation of the technology tool.
AB - To prevent adverse drug events for pediatric patients, increase care provider efficiency, and reduce stress for care providers, a technology tool was developed that calculates medication dosage requirements during emergency situations. This article describes a simple low-cost technological solution for improving patient safety and care-provider assurance. Follow-up studies provide validation of the technology tool.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 16749296
AN - SCOPUS:33745924401
SN - 1062-2551
VL - 28
SP - 27
EP - 31
JO - Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
JF - Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
IS - 2
ER -