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Using Aviation Safety Measures to Enhance Patient Outcomes
Author(s) -
Rivers Russell M.,
Swain Diane,
Nixon William R.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)61385-9
Subject(s) - aviation , aviation safety , patient safety , health care , cockpit , aeronautics , airplane , suite , psychology , medical emergency , medicine , engineering , political science , law , aerospace engineering
Recent media reports have put a spotlight on the increasing number of medical errors occurring in US health care institutions. In contrast to health care's increasing error rate, the aviation industry is experiencing a decreasing error rate. Could the safety techniques used in the aviation industry be applied to health care? This article explores that question. The dynamics of the surgical suite are not unlike those of the cockpit of an airplane; therefore, perioperative services was selected to pilot test the aviation model of safety training. AORN J 77 (Jan 2003) 158‐162.