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Enhancing patient safety in the pediatric emergency department: teams, communication, and lessons from crew resource management.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21131811     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The fast-paced and multifaceted nature of patient care in the emergency department makes our discipline especially prone to errors and adverse events. In recent years, strategies such as formal communication and medical team training have been proposed as potential means to enhance patient safety. In many ways, practice dynamics particular to the emergency department make this setting almost ideal for implementation of these strategies. This article reviews concepts of communication and team training in medicine, including those learned from the aviation industry (known as crew resource management). Recent literature pertaining to teams and communication in medicine is reviewed.
Authors:
Christopher M Pruitt; Erica L Liebelt
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric emergency care     Volume:  26     ISSN:  1535-1815     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr Emerg Care     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-06     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8507560     Medline TA:  Pediatr Emerg Care     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  942-8; quiz 949-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA. cpruitt@peds.uab.edu
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