The formula for survival in resuscitation describes educational efficiency and local
implementation as key determinants in survival after cardiac arrest. Current educational …

Accurate situation awareness (SA) of medical staff is integral for providing optimal
performance during the treatment of patients. An understanding of SA and how it affects …

Many 21st century operations are characterised by teams of workers dealing with significant
risks and complex technology, in competitive, commercially-driven environments. Informed …

Background Interest in human factors has increased across healthcare communities and
institutions as the value of human centred design in healthcare becomes increasingly clear …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Failure to recognize and treat clinical deterioration
remains a source of serious preventable harm for hospitalized patients. We designed a …

Purpose: To develop and evaluate a participant rating scale for assessing high performance
teamwork skills in simulation medicine settings. Methods: In all, 107 participants in crisis …

In thinking about expertise, we often focus on skilled physical performance (eg, the world-
class tennis player or gymnast) or skilled decision making (eg, the chess grandmaster). In …

The dynamics of construction processes pose significant challenges for workers to perceive,
understand, and anticipate hazards on sites. Maintaining an adequate level of situation …

In high-risk industries such as aviation, the skills not related directly to technical expertise,
but crucial for maintaining safety (eg teamwork), have been categorized as non-technical …

This report was prepared for WHO Patient Safety's Methods and Measures for Patient Safety
Working Group. It provides a basic description of major topic areas relating to human factors …