Emerging Safety Risks for Pediatric Hospitals
To avoid preventable harm, pediatric health care organizations should ensure they’re following current pediatric preventive practices and immediate recommendations included in the Safety Watch.
Assessments by the Child Health Patient Safety Organization® (PSO) reveal potential risks pediatric hospitals and health care professionals should be aware of.
Human Risk Factors in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Care
While inherent risks of ECMO are well-known, vulnerabilities from human behavior are sometimes overlooked.
Unrecognized Neonatal Sepsis
Neonatal sepsis often has highly varied and nonspecific symptoms, making it difficult to identify.
Data for the Safety Watch is compiled from Child Health PSO safety analysis. Join the only federally registered PSO in the U.S. dedicated solely to children’s hospitals.
Child Health PSO® Safety Watches
View a full list of past Safety Watches released by CHA's Child Health Patient Safety Organization®.
2025 PSO Safety Watches
Human Risk Factors in ECMO Care
Though ECMO is a life-saving intervention for critically ill children, it can pose significant risks to pediatric populations.
Unrecognized Neonatal Sepsis
Neonatal sepsis often has highly varied and nonspecific symptoms, making it difficult to identify.
Child Health Patient Safety Organization
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