Failure to perceive clinical events: An under-recognised source of error

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 952-956

  Greig, Paul R ^a   Higham, Helen ^a,b   Nobre, Anna C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult resuscitation; Experimental psychology; Inattentional blindness; Non technical skill; Perceptual error; Situational awareness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING; ADULT; HEART ARREST; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; VOLUNTEER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; VOLUNTEERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902267110     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.03.316     Document Type: Article

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