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Editorial
. 2022 Oct 19;31(11):776-778.
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014939.

Why identifying adverse events in paediatric emergency care matters

Kenneth A Michelson  1 , Richard T Griffey  2
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Editorial

Why identifying adverse events in paediatric emergency care matters

Kenneth A Michelson et al. BMJ Qual Saf. .
No abstract available

Keywords: adverse events, epidemiology and detection; emergency department; paediatrics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Comment on

  • How safe are paediatric emergency departments? A national prospective cohort study.
    Plint AC, Newton AS, Stang A, Cantor Z, Hayawi L, Barrowman N, Boutis K, Gouin S, Doan Q, Dixon A, Porter R, Joubert G, Sawyer S, Crawford T, Gravel J, Bhatt M, Weldon P, Millar K, Tse S, Neto G, Grewal S, Chan M, Chan K, Yung G, Kilgar J, Lynch T, Aglipay M, Dalgleish D, Farion K, Klassen TP, Johnson DW, Calder LA; for Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC). Plint AC, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022 Oct 19;31(11):806-817. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-014608. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022. PMID: 35853646 Free PMC article.

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