| Identification of Adverse Events in Ground Transport Emergency Medical Services. | |
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PMID: 21816967 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The purpose of this study was to develop a method to define and rate the severity of adverse events (AEs) in emergency medical services (EMS) safety research. They used a modified Delphi technique to develop a consensus definition of an AE. The consensus definition was as follows: "An adverse event in EMS is a harmful or potentially harmful event occurring during the continuum of EMS care that is potentially preventable and thus independent of the progression of the patient's condition." Physicians reviewed 250 charts from 3 EMS agencies for AEs. The authors examined physician agreement using κ, Fleiss's κ, and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Overall physician agreement on presence of an AE per chart was fair (κ = 0.24; 95% CI = 0.19, 0.29). These findings should serve as a basis for refining and implementing an AE evaluation instrument. |
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P Daniel Patterson; Matthew D Weaver; Kaleab Abebe; Chris Martin-Gill; Ronald N Roth; Joseph Suyama; Francis X Guyette; Jon C Rittenberger; David Krackhardt; Robert Arnold; Donald M Yealy; Judith Lave |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-8-4 |
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Title: American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality Volume: - ISSN: 1555-824X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-8-5 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9300756 Medline TA: Am J Med Qual Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. |
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