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Positive approaches to safety: learning from what we do well.

Plunkett A, Plunkett E. Positive approaches to safety: learning from what we do well. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022;32(11):1223-1229. doi:10.1111/pan.14509.

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August 31, 2022
Plunkett A, Plunkett E. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022;32(11):1223-1229.
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Safety-I focuses on identifying factors that contribute to incidents or errors. Safety-II seeks to understand and learn from the many cases where things go right, including ordinary events, and emphasizes adjustments and adaptations to achieve safe outcomes. This commentary describes Safety-II and complementary positive strategies of patient safety, such as exnovation, appreciative inquiry, learning from excellence, and positive deviance.

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Plunkett A, Plunkett E. Positive approaches to safety: learning from what we do well. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022;32(11):1223-1229. doi:10.1111/pan.14509.