Despite resistance from the medical establishment, he found systemic ways to reduce errors, paving the way for a global ...

The Institute of Medicine report To Err Is Human shone a spotlight on preventable medical errors and since the release of the report patient safety has become the pre-eminent issue for health care. 1 ...

In a clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 23 in Pediatrics, guidance is ...

In a clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 23 in Pediatrics, guidance is ...

Vizient's 2024 survey reveals a sharp rise in drug shortages across US health care, with pediatric care hit especially hard ...

Laynie Hasan, a prominent social media influencer, has partnered with healthcare experts to bring attention to the critical ...

A systematic search of studies related to MEs in children was performed using the following databases: MEDLINE (1951-April 2006), EMBASE (1966-April 2006), Pharm-line (1978-April 2006 ...

In fact, a recent study in the journal Pediatrics indicated that more than 200,000 out-of-hospital medication errors occur in this country with 30% involving children less than six years of age.

According to a study by Hoyle et al. 1, medication dosing errors occurred in 34.7% of pediatric patients treated by EMS professionals. These errors often resulted from incorrect weight estimations.

Between 2000 and 2021, U.S. poison control centers across the nation reported a 300% increase in calls regarding children improperly taking ADHD medication outside of hospital settings, according to a ...

Background: The administration of drugs in pediatric emergency care is a time-consuming process and is associated with a higher occurrence of medication errors compared with adult care. This is ...