|Articles|January 26, 2021

7 common causes of medical error in pediatric emergency medicine

It's very likely that every medical provider will commit at least one medical error over the course of one's career. This infographic illustrates 7 common causes in emergency care.

As much as one would like to avoid ever doing one, medical errors are a fact of life, especially when providing emergency care. Here are 7 common causes.

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