Journal of patient safety
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Journal of patient safety · Dec 2016
Medication Administration Errors in an Adult Emergency Department of a Tertiary Health Care Facility in Ghana.
This study determined the incidence, types, clinical significance, and potential causes of medication administration errors (MAEs) at the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary health care facility in Ghana. ⋯ This study gives credence to similar studies in different settings that MAEs occur frequently in the ED of hospitals. Most of the errors identified were not potentially fatal; however, preventive strategies need to be used to make life-saving processes such as drug administration in such specialized units error-free.