Presentation
Paramedics Believe Verbal Verification with a Team Mate Reduces Medication Errors More than Mental Verification Alone
American College of Emergency Physicians
(2013)
Abstract
Verification is an essential process for reducing errors in all aspects of medicine. Formal verification processes exist in the hospital setting, but have not been created for the out-of hospital setting. Paramedics are taught to use the five rights method of medication verification, most commonly as a one-person mental process, although its efficacy in preventing error has never been evaluated or quantified in any setting. This study surveyed practicing paramedics’ methods of verification, perceptions of efficacy, and self-reporting of known medication errors to determine if there is a relationship between verification method and self-reported errors.
Keywords
- human factors,
- patient safety,
- medical errors
Disciplines
Publication Date
October, 2013
Citation Information
Joseph R. Keebler, Paul Misasi and S Braitwaithe. "Paramedics Believe Verbal Verification with a Team Mate Reduces Medication Errors More than Mental Verification Alone" American College of Emergency Physicians (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph_r_keebler/61/