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Medical error and patient safety : human factors in medicine

By: Peters, George A, 1924-
Title By: Peters, Barbara J
Material type: BookPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2008.Description: xvi, 211 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781420064780Subject(s): Medical errors -- Prevention | Patients -- Safety measures | Medical Errors -- prevention & control | Safety ManagementDDC classification: 610.289 PE ME Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Features concepts and techniques that can be applied to reduce the rate of unacceptable errors, mistakes, or shortcoming expected in human performance. This work addresses such topics as medical services, medical devices, analysis, management errors, communications, and drug delivery.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
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610.289 PE ME (Browse shelf) Available April 2018 T0058567
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Companion v. to: Human error. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index.

Introduction -- General concepts -- Medical services -- Medical devices -- Analysis -- Human factors -- Management errors -- Communications -- Drug delivery.

Features concepts and techniques that can be applied to reduce the rate of unacceptable errors, mistakes, or shortcoming expected in human performance. This work addresses such topics as medical services, medical devices, analysis, management errors, communications, and drug delivery.

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