Patient safety in emergency medicine
By: Pat Croskerry ... [et al.].
Contributors: Croskerry, Pat.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; LWW
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780781777278
Subjects: Emergency medical services; Emergency medicine; Patients -- Safety measures; Medical errors -- Prevention; Emergency Medical Services -- organization & administration; Medical Errors -- prevention & control; Safety Management -- methods
Description: With the increased emphasis on reducing medical errors in an emergency setting, this book will focus on patient safety within the emergency department--where preventable medical errors often occur. The book will provide both an overview of patient safety within health care--the 'culture of safety,' importance of teamwork, organizational change--and specific guidelines on issues such as medication safety, procedural complications, and clinician fatigue, to ensure quality care in the ED. Special sections discuss ED design, medication safety, and awareness of the 'culture of safety.'
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.