Medical Error and Patient Safety: Human Factors in Medicine

Hardbound: 233 pages
ISBN 1420064789
978-1420064780
CRC / Taylor & Francis
November 2007
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This book authored by George A. Peters and Barbara J. Peters is a useful resource for any patient, attorney or physician who wishes to understand the potential for error as well as improvement in the current state of healthcare in America.

This resource identifies the vulnerable areas of our healthcare system as well as the tragic outcomes of such vulnerabilities.

Not only does this resource cover areas of risk via current medical devices, but it also identifies risks related to human factors, health care management, health care communication among providers, as well as frequent error in medication/drug delivery.

Finally, these authors present remedies for such errors and objectives for current healthcare patient safety.

This is an excellent resource for any health care provider, patient or attorney representing the patients best interest related to health care in America.

Understanding the situation specific nature of medical errors, this volume utilizes abroad perspective to present more than 500 ideas, concepts, and techniques that can be applied and tailored to your unique circumstances. After an introduction to general concepts and approaches, it examines vulnerabilities in medical services, including emergency services, healthcare facilities, and infection control.

It covers risks in medical devices and product design; human factors such as fatigue and stress; management errors; errors in communication; as well as mistakes in drug delivery, including faulty labels and warnings. The authors also compare and contrast several analytical methods, their interpretation, and their translation into a plan of action.

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