Practical Patient Safety

by John Reynard and John Reynolds

Following recent high profile cases of surgical error in the Uk and USA, patient safety has become a key issue in healthcare, now placed at the heart of junior doctor's training. Errors made by doctors are very similar to those made in other high risk organizations, such as aviation, nuclear and petrochemical industries. Practical Patient Safety aims to demonstrate how core principles of safety from these industries can be applied in surgical and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199239932
• ISBN13: 9780199239931
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"