A pragmatic approach to iatrogenic risk in the emergency room

The links between the emergency department (ED) and drug-related harm are close. In practice, it is necessary to ask systematically if an iatrogenic accident is possible and to evaluate a new prescription carefully so as not to create iatrogenia during the visit to the emergency department. Any situation in which a nurse takes charge of an emergency room must be subject to precautions. Simple measures should be put in place during any hospitalisation of an elderly person.