Abstract

The safety of personnel and resources is considered to be a cornerstone of prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations and practice. However, barriers exist that limit the comprehensive reporting of EMS safety data. To overcome these barriers, many high risk industries utilize a technique called Human Factors Analysis (HFA) as a means of error reduction. The goal of this approach is to analyze processes for the purposes of making an environment safer for patients and providers. This report describes an application of this approach to safety incident analysis following a situation during which a paramedic ambulance crew was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide.

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Authors

Levy MJ, Seaman KG, Levy JL

Institution

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. levy@jhmi.edu

Source

Prehospital and disaster medicine 27:3 2012 Jun pg 297-8

MeSH

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Emergency Medical Technicians
Environmental Monitoring
Human Engineering
Humans
Occupational Exposure
Safety Management

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22697403