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Understanding the "Swiss cheese model" and its application to patient safety.
July 21, 2021
Wiegmann DA, J. Wood L, N. Cohen T, et al. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(2):119-123.
This article reviews the theory behind the Swiss Cheese Model and how organizational influences, supervisory factors, preconditions for unsafe acts, and unsafe acts threaten patient safety.
