RT Journal Article
T1 Briefings: A Tool to Improve Safety Culture in a Pediatric Emergency Room
A1 Castro Rodríguez, Cristina
A1 Solís García, Gonzalo
A1 Mora Capín, Andrea
A1 Díaz Redondo, Alicia
A1 Jové Blanco, Ana
A1 Lorente Romero, Jorge
A1 Vázquez López, Paula
A1 Marañón, Rafael
AB BackgroundSafety briefings are short, informative meetings intended to integrate a culture of patient safety into daily clinical practice, which contributes to identifying risks and improving quality. The objective of this study is to present safety briefings as a method for discovering and addressing safety events in a pediatric emergency room, describe how professionals perceive them, and characterize the classification and evolution of the incidents identified.MethodsThis observational, descriptive, analytical study was performed in the pediatric emergency department of a tertiary hospital in 2018–2019. The incidents reported during the briefings were counted, classified, and analyzed. Results of a 10-item survey on the usefulness of the briefings in identifying and managing risks are described.ResultsA total of 498 briefings were analyzed, in which 1,180 incidents were reported (1 incident/96 emergency cases; 2.4 incidents/meeting). The category with the most incidents was Communication. The number of incidents fell by 24.4% between 2018 and 2019 (p < 0.01), mostly in the Identification (47.8%) and Communication (33.8%) categories. Seventy-seven surveys were analyzed. In 97.4% of the analyzed surveys, the person surveyed considered the briefings to be useful in improving patient safety; 90.9% considered notification via briefings to be more convenient than through electronic means. In 35.1%, the person surveyed was not satisfied with the information received on incident management.ConclusionPatient safety briefings are perceived as a useful tool to report incidents, and incidents related to communication occur most frequently. Safety briefings are perceived as useful for improving patient safety in pediatric emergency rooms, and this method of notification is considered more convenient than other methods.
PB Elsevier
SN 1553-7250
YR 2020
FD 2020-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116466
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116466
LA eng
NO Castro-Rodríguez, C., Solís-García, G., Mora-Capín, A., Díaz-Redondo, A., Jové-Blanco, A., Lorente-Romero, J., Vázquez-López, P., & Marañón, R. (2020). Briefings: A Tool to Improve Safety Culture in a Pediatric Emergency Room. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 46(11), 617-622. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCJQ.2020.08.004
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025