Human Factors Engineering and Patient Safety

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2006 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Pediatric Clinics of North America, volume 53, pages 1,105-1,119 (issn: 0031-3955,

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Authors: Matthew C, Scanlon; Ben-Tzion, Karsh; Emily M, Densmore;

doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2006.09.012

pmid: 17126685

Human Factors Engineering and Patient Safety

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Abstract

The pediatric population has features different from those of adults and that are dynamic during the pediatric age range. Pediatric-specific issues result in potential risks for harm during medical care. Basic and applied human factors research has resulted in improvements in the performance of health adults and those adults who have functional limitations. Future work should focus on systematically understanding the human factors needs of children with the goal of redesigning systems of health care to optimize the safety of children and the performance of their care providers.

Related Organizations

Medical College of Wisconsin
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University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
United States

Keywords

Safety Management, Age Factors, Humans, Ergonomics, Child, Pediatrics

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