Basic Concepts in Pediatric Patient Safety: Actions Toward a Safer Health Care System

There exist basic principles critical to the safe delivery of health care to infants and children. Four key areas to impact the safety agenda in health care can be identified: leadership, reporting systems, local team problem solving, and establishing clear standards for behaviors. The authors provide an overview of these specific strategies, basic concepts, and actions as methods to improve the delivery of safe health care to infants and children.