Using in situ simulation to identify and resolve latent environmental threats to patient safety: case study involving a labor and delivery ward.

William R. Hamman; Beth M. Beaudin-Seiler; Jeffrey M. Beaubien; Amy M. Gullickson; Amy C. Gross; Krystyna Orizondo-Korotko; Wayne Fuqua; Richard L. Lammers

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Using in situ simulation to identify and resolve latent environmental threats to patient safety: case study involving a labor and delivery ward.

November 25, 2009

Hamman WR, Beaudin-Seiler BM, Beaubien JM, et al. J Patient Saf. 2009;5(3):184-7.

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This case analysis explains how crew resource management training provides an opportunity to identify latent failures and delineate resolution strategies.

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