Inattentional blindness: what captures your attention?

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Inattentional blindness: what captures your attention?

May 7, 2018

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 26, 2009;14:1-3.

This article defines inattentional blindness, explains its role in medical errors, and explores the environmental and psychological factors behind this phenomenon.

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