The Influence of the Causes and Contexts of Medical Errors on Emergency Medicine Residents??? Responses to Their Errors: An Exploration
Academic MedicinePublished 20 July 2005
Cherri Hobgood, Armando Hevia, Joshua H. Tamayo‐Sarver, Bryan J. Weiner, Ralph Riviello
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Emotional and behavioral responses to medical errors committed by emergency medicine residents often resulted in negative emotions, limited constructive system-based improvements, and inadequate disclosure.
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Errors committed by emergency medicine residents often resulted in negative emotions, limited constructive system-based improvements, and inadequate disclosure. Negative perceptions of the training environment are associated with negative emotional responses.
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