Taking ergonomics to the bedside—a multi-disciplinary approach to designing safer healthcare.

Beverley Norris; Jonathan West; Oliver Anderson; Grace Davey; Andrea Brodie

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Taking ergonomics to the bedside—a multi-disciplinary approach to designing safer healthcare.

November 27, 2013

Norris B, West J, Anderson O, et al. Appl Ergon. 2014;45(3):629-38.

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This case study illustrates the practical application of human factors engineering in designing the physical environment and equipment of an inpatient ward to minimize preventable harm.

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