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Enhancing Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Department through Simulation

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Abstract

• Patient safety hazards and adverse events are a significant concern in the United States, especially in the pediatric population

• Approximately 13 adverse events occur per 1,000 hospital discharges for children

• Increasing situational awareness is an effective intervention to enhance patient safety

• Learning how to report identified errors and near misses enables mitigation of real or possible harm

• Simulation helps learners and trainees develop situational awareness

• Patient care simulation scenarios have demonstrated improvements in learner confidence and their ability to identify safety hazards

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