AHRQ Patient Safety Network: 2014 EMS Patient Safety Conference.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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Creating a Culture of Patient Safety Workshop. Virginia Mason Institute. October 15–17, 2014; Seattle, WA.

Sentinel Event Statistics 1995–2014. The Joint Commission.

2014 EMS Patient Safety Conference.

Center for Patient Safety. November 12, 2014; Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City, MO.

Patient safety issues in prehospital care are receiving increased attention. This conference will highlight thePlan-Do-Study-Act cycle and safety culture as areas to help prevent errors in emergency medical services.

Conference information 

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Lack of emergency medical services documentation is associated with poor patient outcomes: a validation of audit filters for prehospital trauma care.

Laudermilch DJ, Schiff MA, Nathens AB, Rosengart MR. J Am Coll Surg. 2010;210:220-227.

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Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Department.

Krug SE, ed. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources and the American Academy of Pediatrics; 2010. ISBN: 9781599402123.

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The association between EMS workplace safety culture and safety outcomes.

Weaver MD, Wang HE, Fairbanks RJ, Patterson D. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16:43-52.

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Strategy for a National EMS Culture of Safety.

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