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09/11/26

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

Cicero, Mark X; Baird, Janette; Brown, Linda; Auerbach, Marc; Adelgais, Kathleen. Prehosp Emerg Care.

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Cognition and Decision Making Epidemiology
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Summary

The pediatric population faces unique challenges in the prehospital setting. This prospective chart review study classified adverse safety events (ASE) of pediatric patients at 15 emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. More than 20% of encounters contained at least one ASE, although most were unlikely to cause harm (e.g., missed documentation). 

The PSNet collection materials were developed with funding under multiple contracts from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Cicero MX, Baird J, Brown L, et al. Frequency, type, and degree of potential harm of adverse safety events among pediatric emergency medical services encounters. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024;28(7):883-889.