Preface |
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1.2 Patient Safety Facts and Figures |
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1.3 Terms and Definitions |
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1.4 Useful Information on Patient Safety |
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1.4.2 Conference Proceedings |
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2 Patient Safety Mathematics |
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2.2 Range, Mode, Median, Arithmetic Mean, and Mean Deviation |
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2.3 Sets and Boolean Algebra Laws |
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2.3.2 Boolean Algebra Laws |
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2.4 Probability Definition and Properties |
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2.5 Probability Density Function, Cumulative Distribution Function, and Expected Value Definitions |
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2.5.1 Probability Density Function |
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2.5.2 Cumulative Distribution Function |
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2.6 Probability Distributions |
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2.6.1 Exponential Distribution |
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2.6.2 Weibull Distribution |
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2.6.3 Normal Distribution |
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2.7 Laplace Transform Definition, Common Laplace Transforms, and Final-Value Theorem |
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2.8 Solving First-Order Differential Equations Using Laplace Transforms |
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3 Safety and Human Factors Basics |
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3.2 Need for Safety and Safety-Related Facts and Figures |
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3.3 Common Causes of Work Injuries and Classifications of Product Hazards |
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3.4 Common Mechanical Injuries |
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3.5 Accident Causation Theories |
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3.5.1 The Human Factors Accident Causation Theory |
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3.5.2 The Domino Accident Causation Theory |
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3.6 Safety Management Principles |
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3.7 Human Factors Objectives and Disciplines Contributing to Human Factors |
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3.8 Human and Machine Characteristics |
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3.9 General Human Behaviors |
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3.10 Human Sensory Capabilities |
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3.11 Human Factors-Related Formulas |
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3.11.1 Character Height Estimation: Formula I |
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3.11.2 Rest Period Estimation: Formula II |
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3.11.3 Brightness Contrast Estimation: Formula III |
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3.11.4 Noise Reduction Estimation: Formula IV |
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3.11.5 Glare Constant Estimation: Formula V |
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3.11.6 Inspector Performance Estimation: Formula VI |
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4 Methods for Performing Patient Safety Analysis |
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4.2 Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) |
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4.3 Root Cause Analysis (RCA) |
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4.3.1 RCA Advantages and Disadvantages |
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4.4 Hazard Operability Analysis (HAZOP) |
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4.5 Interface Safety Analysis (ISA) |
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4.6 Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) |
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4.7 Technic of Operations Review (TOR) |
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4.8 Job Safety Analysis (JSA) |
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4.9 Six Sigma Methodology |
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4.11 Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) |
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4.11.1 Common Fault Tree Symbols and Fault Tree Analysis Steps |
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4.11.2 Probability Evaluation of Fault Trees |
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4.11.3 Fault Tree Analysis Benefits and Drawbacks |
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5.3 Causes of Patient Injuries and Examples of Factors Endangering Patient Safety at Various Levels of Health Care |
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5.4 Patient Safety Culture, Factors Contributing to Patient Safety Culture, and Its Assessment Objectives and Barriers |
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5.5 Safer Practices for Better Health Care |
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5.6 Areas of Improved Patient Safety from Enhanced Health Information Exchange |
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5.7 Patient Safety Program |
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5.8 Patient Safety Indicators |
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5.8.1 Patient Safety Indicator I |
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5.8.2 Patient Safety Indicator II |
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5.8.3 Patient Safety Indicator III |
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5.8.4 Patient Safety Indicator IV |
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5.8.5 Patient Safety Indicator V |
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5.8.6 Patient Safety Indicator VI |
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5.8.7 Patient Safety Indicator VII |
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5.8.8 Patient Safety Indicator VIII |
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5.8.9 Patient Safety Indicator IX |
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5.8.10 Patient Safety Indicator X |
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5.8.11 Patient Safety Indicator XI |
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5.8.12 Patient Safety Indicator XII |
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5.8.13 Patient Safety Indicator XIII |
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5.8.14 Patient Safety Indicator XIV |
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5.8.15 Patient Safety Indicator XV |
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5.8.16 Patient Safety Indicator XVI |
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6 Medication Safety and Errors |
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6.2 Medication Safety in Emergency Departments |
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6.2.1 Prescribing Stage Safety Checks/Measures |
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6.2.2 Transcribing Stage Safety Checks/Measures |
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6.2.3 Dispensing Stage Safety Checks/Measures |
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6.2.4 Administration Stage Safety Checks/Measures |
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6.2.5 Monitoring Stage Safety Checks/Measures |
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6.3 Medication Safety in Operating Rooms |
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6.4 Drug Labeling or Packaging-Related Problems |
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6.6 Medication-Use Safety Indicators |
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6.6.1 Prescribing/Ordering Indicators |
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6.6.2 Preparation and Dispensing Indicators |
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6.6.3 Administration Indicators |
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6.6.4 Monitoring/Assessment Indicators |
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6.6.5 Purchasing/Inventory Management Indicators |
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6.6.6 Systems of Care Indicators |
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6.7 Medication Error-Related Facts and Figures |
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6.8 Medication Errors Types and Common Reasons for Their Occurrence |
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6.9 Nursing-Related Factors in Medication Errors Occurrence |
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6.10 General Guidelines to Reduce the Occurrence of Medication Errors |
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7 Health Care Workers' Role and Safety and Falls |
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7.2 Technology Commonly Used by the Nursing Profession |
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7.3 Relationship between Nursing Workload and Patient Safety |
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7.4 Health Care Worker Hazards |
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7.5 Health Care Worker Musculoskeletal and Needlestick Injuries and Latex Allergy |
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7.6 Health Care Workers' Slip-, Trip-, and Fall-Related Concerns and Prevention Strategies |
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7.8 Wheelchair-Related Falls |
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7.9 Fall Prevention Recommendations for Acute and Long-Term Care |
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8 Human Error in Various Medical Areas and Other Related Information |
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8.2 Human Error in Anesthesia |
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8.2.1 Methods for Reducing or Preventing Human Error-Related Anesthetic Mishaps |
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8.3 Human Error in Emergency Medicine |
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8.4 Human Error in Operating Rooms |
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8.5 Human Error in Intensive Care Units |
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8.6 Human Error in Medical Technology Use, Laboratory Testing, Radiotherapy, and Image Interpretation |
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8.7 Factors Contributing to Human Error in Surgical Pathology and Causes of Wrong-Site Surgeries |
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8.8 Reasons for Clinicians Not Reporting and Disclosing Errors and Near Misses |
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8.9 Guidelines for Preventing the Occurrence of Medical Errors |
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8.10 Health Care Human Error Reporting Systems |
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9 Medical Device Safety and Errors |
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9.2 Types of Medical Device Safety and Medical Device Hardware and Software Safety |
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9.3 Essential Safety Requirements for Medical Devices, Legal Aspects of Medical Device Safety, and Medical Device Electrical Safety Standards |
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9.4 Software-Related Issues in the Safety of Cardiac Rhythm Management Products |
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9.5 Classifications of Medical Device Accidents and Medical Device Accident Occurrence Probability Estimation |
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9.6 Medical Devices with a High Incidence of Human Error |
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9.7 Medical Device Operator Errors |
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9.8 General Approach to Human Factors during the Medical Device Development Process for Reducing Human Errors |
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10 Medical Device Usability |
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10.2 Medical Device Users and Use Environments |
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10.3 Medical Device User Interfaces and Use Description |
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10.4 An Approach to Develop Medical Devices' Effective User Interfaces |
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10.5 Useful Guidelines to Reduce Medical Device/Equipment User-Interface-Related Errors |
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10.6 Designing and Developing Medical Devices for Older User Population |
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10.7 Guidelines for Designing Hand-Operated Devices with Respect to Cumulative Trauma Disorder |
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10.8 Useful Documents for Improving Usability of Medical Devices |
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11 Patient Safety Organizations, Data Sources, and Mathematical Models |
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11.2 Patient Safety Organization Types and Functions |
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11.3 Governmental Patient Safety Organizations |
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11.3.1 World Alliance for Patient Safety (WAPS) |
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11.3.2 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
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11.3.3 National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) |
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11.3.4 Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) |
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11.4 Independent Patient Safety Organizations |
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11.4.1 National Quality Forum (NQF) |
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11.4.2 Australian Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) |
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11.4.3 National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) |
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11.4.4 Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) |
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11.4.5 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) |
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Appendix: Bibliography---Literature on Patient Safety |
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Index |
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