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EMS providers administer a variety of medications to patients in the prehospital environment, and while there are numerous published studies on medication errors pertaining to the hospital environment, there are comparatively fewer studies which focus on the prehospital environment. Therefore, the purpose of this survey is to investigate the type and frequency of medication errors occurring in the prehospital environment.

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Emergency Medicine | Medical Pharmacology | Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Patient Safety | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Public Health

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Medication Errors Among ALS Providers in the Prehospital Setting

EMS providers administer a variety of medications to patients in the prehospital environment, and while there are numerous published studies on medication errors pertaining to the hospital environment, there are comparatively fewer studies which focus on the prehospital environment. Therefore, the purpose of this survey is to investigate the type and frequency of medication errors occurring in the prehospital environment.