Karen Cosby MD, FACEP
Publications
Books
Cosby K, Kendall J. Practical Guide to Emergency Ultrasound. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005.
Book Chapters
Cosby K: Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis. In: Rosen P, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Schaider JJ, and Wolfe R. eds. The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 1999;192-193.
Cosby K: Hyperosmolar Syndrome. In: Rosen P, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Schaider JJ, and Wolfe R. eds. The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 1999;192-193.
Cosby, K.. Gastrostomy Tube Replacement. In: Reichman EF, Simon RR, eds. Emergency Medicine Procedures. New York, McGraw-Hill; 1st edition; 2004.
Cosby, K.. Tracheostomy. In: Reichman EF, Simon RR, eds. Emergency Medicine Procedures. New York, McGraw-Hill; 1st edition; 2004.
Cosby, K.. Control of Hemorrhage. In: Reichman EF, Simon RR, eds. Emergency Medicine Procedures. New York, McGraw-Hill; 1st edition; 2004.
Cosby, K.. Lighted Stylet. In: Reichman EF, Simon RR, eds. Emergency Medicine Procedures. New York, McGraw-Hill; 1st edition; 2004.
Curricula
Cosby K for the Task Force on Patient Safety, Society for Academic Emergency Physicians. A Curriculum for Teaching Patient Safety. A web-based teaching aid. Available at: SAEM Patient Safety Curriculum
Articles
Schiff G, Kim S, Abrams R, Cosby K, Elstein A, Hasler S, Krosjnar N, Odwazny R, Wisniewski MF, McNutt RA. Diagnosing Diagnostic Errors: Lessons from a Multi-institutional Collaborative Project. In: AHRQ’s New Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2005/advancpr.htm
Behara R, Wears RL, Perry SJ, Eisenberg E, Murphy L, vanderHoeff M, Shapiro M, Beach C, Croskerry P, Cosby K. Conceptual Framework for Studying the Safety of Handovers. In: AHRQ’s New Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2005/advancpr.htm
Cosby K, Croskerry P. Authority Gradients in Medical Error. Academic Emergency Medicine 2004:11:1341-1345.
Sherman SC, Cosby K. Emergency physician ultrasonography – aortic dissection. J Emerg Med. 2004;26:217-218.
Cosby KS. A framework for classifying factors that contribute to error in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2003;42:815-823.
Cosby KS, Croskerry P. Patient Safety: A curriculum for teaching patient safety in emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2003;10:69-78.
revised 08/03/2007