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- Common types of medical errors include surgical errors, diagnostic errors, medication errors, equipment failures, patient falls, hospital-acquired infections, and communication failures. By identifying the deficiencies, failures, and risk factors that lead to an adverse event, corrective measures can be developed to prevent similar errors.
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Oct 12, 2021 · While active errors need to be addressed at the individual level, latent errors indicate organizational inadequacies. This review describes common errors in perioperative settings, the impact of such errors on healthcare, and preventive strategies to minimize such errors in daily patient care.
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Dec 15, 2020 · We introduce psychological classifications of error and then, using clinical examples, show how we can use these ideas to understand how errors occur and how chains of small errors can combine to cause harm to patients.
- Helen Higham, Charles Vincent
- 2020/12/15
- 10.1007/978-3-030-59403-9_3
Mar 18, 2000 · The human error problem can be viewed in two ways: the person approach and the system approach. Each has its model of error causation and each model gives rise to quite different philosophies of error management.
Jul 1, 1994 · For the purposes of this book, human error encompasses mismanagement of medical care due to: * inadequacies or ambiguity in the design of a medical device or institutional setting for the delivery of medical care; * inappropriate responses to antagonistic environmental conditions such as crowding and excessive clutter in institutional settings ...
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Dec 9, 2022 · When human error is involved, several specific reasons can be identified: a lack of sufficient medical knowledge, a lack of interest and involvement (superficiality), burnout, personal issues (disease, psychological problems), or very busy emergency services.
- 10.3390/healthcare10122495
- 2022/12
- Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Dec; 10(12): 2495.
Jan 30, 2024 · This chapter discusses various aspects of the human factor to deepen the understanding of the causes and consequences of human errors and what can be done to reduce their scope and severity. It also suggests different strategies at the individual and organizational levels to reduce the probability of human error in medical organizations.
This edited collection of articles addresses aspects of medical care in which human error is associated with unanticipated adverse outcomes. For the purposes of this book, human error encompasses mismanagement of medical care due to: * inadequacies or ambiguity in the design of a medical device or institutional setting for the delivery of ...
