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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations says that more than half of the sentinel events involving death or permanent injury over a seven-year period beginning in 1995 occurred in the ED, and treatment delays were identified as a significant factor.

New Joint Commission report warns: Sentinel events most likely in the ED