| Simulation in medicine: addressing patient safety and improving the interface between healthcare providers and medical technology. | |
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PMID: 17078376 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Medicine, as an industry in which human lives depend on the skill and performance of operators, must create and maintain a culture of safety, in addition to promoting the design of systems to mitigate errors. The use of medical simulation as a mechanism for training healthcare professionals in a safe environment is expanding rapidly. An important component of systems that ensure the safety of patients in the hospital setting is the interface between humans and technology in the hospital. The objective of this paper is to review: (1) the definition and a brief history of medical simulation, (2) examples of how current medical simulation centers are using simulation to address patient safety, and (3) examples of how simulation can be used to enhance patient safety through improvement of the interface between healthcare practitioners and medical technology. Medical simulation and human factors engineering can be used to examine and enhance the interface between healthcare practitioners and medical technology, with the potential to make a significant contribution to patient safety. |
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Authors:
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Elizabeth A Hunt; Kristen L Nelson; Nicole A Shilkofski |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Biomedical instrumentation & technology / Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Volume: 40 ISSN: 0899-8205 ISO Abbreviation: Biomed Instrum Technol Publication Date: 2006 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-11-02 Completed Date: 2007-01-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8905560 Medline TA: Biomed Instrum Technol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 399-404 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. ehunt@jhmi.edu |
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Biomedical Technology* Communication* Computer Simulation* Health Personnel / education* Humans Medical Errors / prevention & control Safety Management* United States User-Computer Interface |
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