title: Medication safety issues in the emergency department.
abstract: Medications used in emergency medicine are often "high alert" medications that have to be handled with deliberation. These medications, used every day in the emergency department, are associated with numerous errors. Even newer medications are prone to error. This makes it important for emergency department nurses and health care professionals to develop and implement mechanisms for preventing error. Safety data has shown that these "high alert" medications must be handled appropriately.
authors.affiliation: Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital, 1310 Forest Brook Drive, Demopolis, AL 36732, USA. mbrown@tha.westal.net
authors.forename: Margie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D045283:Natriuretic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000009:adverse effects; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D045283:Natriuretic Agents; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D006493:Heparin