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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Apr 11;50(4):361–367.e3672. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.01.020
Patient Identification Age in Months Sex Injured Ambulance Arrival Day of Week Night Admission Physician Training Medication Given but Not Ordered Medication Ordered but Not Given Wrong Drug Given From What Was Ordered Wrong Dosage* Too Much Too Little Wrong or Inappropriate Drug for Condition* Wrong Administration Technique Wrong Route* Wrong Dosage Form* Physician-Related Medication Error Error Categories
1 7 Male No No Saturday Yes Emergency medicine No Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes C
2 135 Male No No Sunday No Internal medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No D
3 102 Female No Yes Thursday Yes Emergency medicine Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes A
4 104 Male Yes No Tuesday No Surgery No Yes No No No No No No No No No C
5 38 Male No No Wednesday Yes Internal medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No C
6 16 Female No Yes Tuesday No Surgery Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
7 21 Male Yes No Friday No Emergency medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No C
8 3 Male No No Wednesday Yes Emergency medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
9 5 Male No No Sunday No Emergency medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No A
10 16 Female No No Friday Yes Surgery No Yes No No No No No No No No No A
11 175 Male No No Tuesday No Emergency medicine Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No C
12 166 Female Yes No Monday Yes Emergency medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
13 150 Male No No Wednesday Yes Internal medicine No No No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes C
14 200 Female No No Saturday Yes Emergency medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
15 82 Female No No Monday No Emergency medicine Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes C
16 72 Male No No Friday No Internal medicine Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No A
17 194 Female Yes Yes Tuesday No Internal medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No C
18 80 Male No No Tuesday Yes Internal medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No C
19 202 Female Yes Yes Tuesday No Internal medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
20 177 Male Yes Yes Wednesday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
21 2 Female No No Wednesday Yes Family medicine No No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes C
22 45 Male No No Wednesday No Family medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No C
23 165 Female Yes Yes Friday Yes Internal medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
24 122 Female No No Tuesday Yes Internal medicine No No No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes C
25 126 Female Yes No Thursday No Family medicine Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes C
26 137 Female No No Saturday No Family medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No C
27 25 Male Yes Yes Monday No Family medicine No No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes D
28 7 Male No No Monday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
29 22 Female No No Wednesday No Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
30 5 Female No No Sunday No Family medicine No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes C
31 179 Female Yes Yes Tuesday No Family medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No A
32 36 Female No No Saturday Yes Internal medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
33 120 Male Yes No Saturday No Internal medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No B
34 36 Female Yes Yes Wednesday Yes Family medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No C
35 27 Female No Yes Thursday No Family medicine No No No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes C
36 15 Female No No Wednesday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
37 15 Female No Yes Thursday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No Yes No Yes C
38 9 Female No Yes Friday No Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No A
39 149 Male No No Friday Yes Internal medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No B
40 159 Female No No Sunday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No D
41 14 Female No No Friday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No A
42 85 Male No No Saturday Yes Family medicine No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes A
43 199 Male Yes Yes Wednesday No Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
44 1 Male No No Saturday Yes Family medicine No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes D
45 142 Male Yes No Saturday No Family medicine Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes D
46 134 Female Yes No Wednesday No Family medicine No No No No No No No Yes No No No A
47 188 Female Yes Yes Wednesday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
48 95 Female No No Monday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
49 123 Female Yes Yes Monday No Surgery Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
50 78 Male No Yes Thursday Yes Emergency medicine No No No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes D
51 176 Male No Yes Sunday No Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
52 174 Male No No Tuesday Yes Internal medicine Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No C
53 165 Female Yes Yes Saturday No Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
54 41 Female No No Sunday No Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
55 146 Female Yes No Tuesday Yes Emergency medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
56 89 Female No No Sunday No Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
57 100 Female No No Thursday Yes Internal medicine No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes D
58 96 Female Yes No Saturday No Family medicine Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes C
59 5 Female No No Sunday No Internal medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
60 195 Female No No Saturday No Emergency medicine No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes C
61 193 Male No No Saturday Yes Surgery Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes C
62 32 Female No Yes Saturday Yes Emergency medicine No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes C
63 174 Female Yes Yes Tuesday No Internal medicine No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes C
64 179 Female No Yes Saturday Yes Surgery Yes No No No No No No No No No No A
65 16 Female No No Sunday Yes Family medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No A
66 33 Female Yes No Friday No Internal medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
67 24 Male No No Sunday No Family medicine No Yes No No No No No No No No No B
68 158 Male Yes Yes Friday No Emergency medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
69 137 Female No Yes Monday No Emergency medicine Yes No No No No No No No No No No C
*

Physician-related medication error.