“…Indeed, in a recent study at our institution, we used a diagnostic improvement framework to analyze emergency transfers (ETs) to the PICU—escalation events in which patients require initiation of inotropes, intubation, and/or 60 cc/kg of intravenous fluid boluses within 1 hour of transfer from a ward to an ICU. 11 , 12 , 13 We demonstrated that diagnostic errors were common among ETs and thus may contribute to both delayed recognition of deterioration and adverse patient outcomes associated with this delay. 1 , 13 …”