Our review addresses one of the most used, but debated, topics in Ergonomics: Situation
Awareness (SA). We examine and elaborate upon key SA models. These models are …

In this paper, we explain the conceptual background to non-technical skills and show how
they can influence job performance in anaesthesia. We then describe the taxonomy of …

Emergency and difficult tracheal intubations are hazardous undertakings where successive
laryngoscopy–hypoxaemia–re‐oxygenation cycles can escalate to airway loss and the 'can't …

Situation awareness (SA) has become a widely used construct within the human factors
community, the focus of considerable research over the past 25 years. This research has …

Is the human a problem to control, or a solution to harness? For half a century, safety
thinking was dominated by the idea that people are the target for intervention. The “human …

Background Patient monitoring is indispensable in any operating room to follow the patient's
current health state based on measured physiological parameters. Reducing workload …

Healthcare relies on high levels of human performance, as described by the 'human as the
hero'concept. However, human performance varies and is recognised to fall in high …

In thinking about expertise, we often focus on skilled physical performance (eg, the world-
class tennis player or gymnast) or skilled decision making (eg, the chess grandmaster). In …

Medical technology innovation has improved patient monitoring in perioperative and
intensive care medicine and continuous improvement in the technology is now a central …

Background: Situational awareness errors may play an important role in the genesis of
patient harm. The authors examined closed anesthesia malpractice claims for death or brain …