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Applying principles from aviation safety investigations to root cause analysis of a critical incident during a simulated emergency.

June 10, 2020

Imach S, Eppich W, Zech A, et al. Simul Healthc. 2020;15(3).

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This case study describes the use of root cause analysis to investigate a critical incident occurring during an emergency medicine simulation scenario, and discusses the importance of these investigations in furthering the training of emergency medicine personnel and instructors.

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