Children in Hospitals Frequently Experience Medical Injuries (6/7/04) Children in hospitals often experience adverse patient safety events-such as medical injuries or errors-in the course of their care, with those in vulnerable populations, including children under 1 year old at highest risk, according to a study from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study, which uses the recently developed Patient Safety Indicators to focus on children in hospitals, examined 5.7 million hospital discharge records for children under age 19 from 27 states, drawn from the 2000 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Database. This is one of the first studies to quantify the impact of patient safety events on children in terms of excess hospital stays and charges as well as the increased risk of death among children due to medical errors. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chhosppr.htm Source: Office of Liaison Activities National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.