Mobile in situ obstetric emergency simulation and teamwork training to improve maternal–fetal safety in hospitals.

Jeanne-Marie Guise; Nancy K. Lowe; Shad Deering; Patricia O. Lewis; Christen O'Haire; Lori K. Irwin; Molly Blaser; Laurie S. Wood; Barbara G. Kanki

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Mobile in situ obstetric emergency simulation and teamwork training to improve maternal–fetal safety in hospitals.

September 29, 2010

Guise J-M, Lowe NK, Deering S, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36(10):443-453.

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This article describes the development of a teamwork training program involving high-fidelity simulation of obstetric emergencies. The program has been utilized successfully at multiple rural and community hospitals in Oregon.

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