Exploring error in team-based acute care scenarios: an observational study from the United Kingdom.

Victoria R. Tallentire; Samantha E. Smith; Janet Skinner; Helen S. Cameron

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Exploring error in team-based acute care scenarios: an observational study from the United Kingdom.

June 6, 2012

Tallentire VR, Smith SE, Skinner J, et al. Acad Med. 2012;87(6):792-8.

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This study used an error-modeling system initially devised by Dr. James Reason as a framework to describe and categorize observed team-based errors. The four types of errors classified were skill-based slips and lapses, rule-based mistakes, knowledge-based mistakes, and violations.

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