Frequency, Type, and Degree of Potential Harm of Adverse Safety Events among Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Encounters

CONCLUSION: Over 20% of pediatric EMS encounters had an identified ASE, and most were unlikely to cause harm. Most frequent ASEs were likely to be associated with procedures and assessment/diagnosis/clinical decision-making.PMID:37698357 | DOI:10.1080/10903127.2023.2257775

Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - September 12, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mark X Cicero Janette Baird Linda Brown Marc Auerbach Kathleen Adelgais Source Type: research