Medication errors caused by junior doctors

Electrocardiograph interpretation by junior doctors.

The object of this study was to assess the ability of junior doctors in the accident and emergency department to detect electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities. The ECG's performed in this department were monitored over a 4 week period. The initial diagnosis by the accident and emergency doctor was compared with the report from the cardiologist on 126 ECG's which showed abnormalities. The erro...

Adverse Drug Events caused by Serious Medication Administration Errors

OBJECTIVE To determine how often serious or life-threatening medication administration errors with the potential to cause harm (potential adverse drug events) result in actual harm (adverse drug events (ADEs)) in the hospital setting. DESIGN Retrospective chart review of clinical events following observed medication administration errors. BACKGROUND Medication errors are common at the medic...

Adverse drug events caused by medication errors in medical inpatients.

PRINCIPLES In view of growing concern in recent years regarding medication errors as causes of adverse drug events (ADEs), we explore the frequency and characteristics of error-associated ADEs in medical inpatients. METHODS All patients with ADEs or ADErelated hospital admission in a cohort of medical inpatients identified by "event monitoring" (SAS/CHDM database, Br J Clin Pharmacol 2000:49:...

The use of smartphones by junior doctors

S martphones have become omnipresent in our day-to-day living. The purpose-built software applications available on these phones have contributed to their emergence in clinical practice and increasing prevalence amongst junior doctors (American ‘Intern’ equivalent). The most commonly used apps include those for disease diagnosis/management, drug reference, clinical scoring systems, and medical ...

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