BMJ  2004;329 (4 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7478.0-e

Drug errors hamper paediatric resuscitations

Medication errors occur frequently at all stages of paediatric resuscitation. Analysing eight mock paediatric resuscitations, Kozer and colleagues (p 1321) found that 21 of 125 drug orders were given without specifying the dosage of the drug, and in nine of 58 syringes analysed the concentration of the drug was not correct. Such errors may be a major source of morbidity and mortality among children undergoing resuscitation, say the authors.

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