Situational awareness (SA) requires recognizing situations, interpreting them, and predicting how the situation may unfold in the future. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMT) participated in a video simulation to assess their SA at each of the three stages. Quantitative results indicated the providers were not situationally aware during the simulation.

Many aspects of crew resource management in aviation, such as the sterile cockpit, are used in healthcare to increase situational awareness (SA) and decrease human error. The situational awareness of paramedics in one US city was measured before and after receiving a targeted educational program on situational awareness. There was a statistically significant increase in SA following the intervention, although additional research is needed with larger cohorts.

Competency with mathematical skills supports efficient and accurate dose calculation. This scoping review revealed evidence regarding how nursing student discomfort with math can contribute to dosing errors. The authors suggest that research be undertaken to explore the effect of math anxiety on medication safety.

This review found a paucity of research exploring how fatigue due to shift work affects safety in prehospital care.