Taking ergonomics to the bedside - A multi-disciplinary approach to designing safer healthcare

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 629-638

  Norris, Beverley ^a   West, Jonathan ^a   Anderson, Oliver ^b   Davey, Grace ^a   Brodie, Andrea ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FMEA; Medical devices; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; FMEA; HEALTHCARE DESIGNS; MEDICAL DEVICES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PATIENT SAFETY; POTENTIAL FAILURE MODES; VITAL SIGNS MONITORING;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL WARD;

FMEA; MEDICAL DEVICES; PATIENT SAFETY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84892901186     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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