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Avoiding Errors in Paediatrics
by Joseph E. Raine, Kate Williams, Jonathan Bonser
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Series:
Avoiding Errors
Format:
Paperback Book (192 Pages)
Published:
January 2013
ISBN:
9780470658680
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Synopsis
Some of the most important and best lessons in a doctor’s career are learnt from mistakes. However, an awareness of the common causes of medical errors and developing positive behaviours can reduce the risk of mistakes and litigation.
Written for junior paediatric staff and consultants, and unlike any other paediatric clinical management title available, Avoiding Errors in Paediatrics identifies and explains the most common errors likely to occur in a paediatric setting - so that you won’t make them.
The first section in this brand new guide discusses the causes of errors in paediatrics. The second and largest section consists of case scenarios and includes expert and legal comment as well as clinical teaching points and strategies to help you engage in safer practice throughout your career. The final section discusses how to deal with complaints and the subsequent potential medico-legal consequences, helping to reduce your anxiety when dealing with the consequences of an error.
Invaluable during the Foundation Years, Specialty Training and for Consultants, Avoiding Errors in Paediatrics is the perfect guide to help tackle the professional and emotional challenges of life as a paediatrician.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Abbreviations
Introduction
Section 1
Errors and their causes
A few words about error
Learning from system failures-the vincristine case
Person-centred paediatric errors and their causes
The patient consultation
Failure to identify a sick child
Inability to competently perform practical procedures
Failure to check test results or act on abnormal findings
Prescribing errors
Failures in resuscitation
Sources of error in child protection cases
References and further reading
Medico-legal aspects
Error in a legal context
Negligence
Medical negligence
Issues around consent
Confidentiality
References and further reading
Section 2 Clinical cases
Introduction
Case 1 A boy with a limp
Case 2 A fitting infant
Case 3 A persistent fever
Case 4 A ruptured spleen
Case 5 A teenager with abdominal pain
Case 6 A young girl with a vaginal discharge
Case 7 An iatrogenic problem
Case 8 An infant with a large head
Case 9 An infant with bloody diarrhoea
Case 10 An infant with persistent jaundice
Case 11 A child with leukaemia and a tummy ache
Case 12 A boy with fevers and rigors
Case 13 A stiff hand
Case 14 A serious feeding problem
Case 15 Fits, faints and funny turns
Case 16 A hospital acquired infection
Case 17 Recurrent wheeze
Case 18 A jaundiced neonate
Case 19 A febrile boy with a limp
Case 20 A febrile neonate
Case 21 A neonate with abnormal movements
Case 22 A teenage with scrotal pain
Case 23 A boy with non-specific symptoms
Case 24 A delayed walker
Case 25 A diabetic girl with a headache
Case 26 A boy with sickle cell disease and a fever
Case 27 Negative test results
Case 28 A bad case of flu
Case 29 A difficult transfer
Case 30 Treatment for tonsillitis
Case 31 Increasing respiratory distress
Case 32 A feverish girl with poor feeding
Case 33 An infant with a swollen face
Case 34 Starting a new treatment
Case 35 The importance of interpretation
Case 36 A febrile boy with a scald
Section 3 Investigating and dealing with errors
Introduction
How hospitals try to prevent errors and their recurrence
The role of hospital staff
External investigators
Hospital investigations
Legal advice – where to get it and how to pay
External enquiries
The role of the doctor
Emotional repercussions
Conclusion
References and further reading
Index
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Eastern Europe & Turkey
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Paediatrics