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Learning about human factors in the emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

You’re in the paediatric emergency department, typing some notes for the child you’ve just discharged. Then you hear the words coming out of the speaker, “ Paediatric code black. Paediatric code black ”. You’ve heard the phrase code black before – it’s a traumatic cardiac arrest. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med.

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SGEM#229: I Fought the Law and the Law Won – But Would it Matter if I had a Resident?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

In an internal medicine setting, problems with handoffs, teamwork, and lack of supervision were identified as issues in trainee malpractice cases. Intervention: Malpractice claims involving trainees (residents) in an emergency department setting over a three-year period from 2009-2012.