Safety and quality in medical transport systems
Subtitle: creating an effective culture
By: [edited] by John Overton and Eileen Frazer
Publisher: Ashgate; CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781409435402; 9781409435419
Subjects: Emergency Medical Services; Safety Management; Transportation of Patients; Ambulances; Organization & administration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief overview of the foundation of organizational culture / Ralph Rogers; title: Achieving optimal outcomes through just culture / Scott Griffith; title: Safety climate and safety culture / Terry L. von Thaden; title: The financial perspective of safety / Clive Adams; title: Current status of air medical transport / Terry L. von Thaden; title: Current status of ground medical transport / Nadine Levick; title: An overview of the risk management process / Kimberly Turner; title: Safety management systems (SMS) / Kimberly Turner; title: Operations safety : developing, executing, and renewing the operational plan / Bruce Tesmer; title: Improving communications to improve safety / Robin Graham; title: Training to improve operational safety / Terry Palmer; title: Operational safety training learning from the mistakes of others / Roger Coleman; title: Adjuncts to safety in ground medical transport / Nadine Levick; title: Medical error recognition, reporting, managing response, and limiting harm / Gregory H. Botz and John W. Crommett; title: Fatigue challenges in EMS operations / Melissa Mallis; title: Individual provider wellness and self-care / John W. Overton, Jr., Laurie Shiparski and Philip D. Authier; title: Post traumatic stress disorder in EMS / Eileen Frazer; title: Measurement and data / Donna York Clark, Kate Moore and David Stuhlmiller; title: Essentials for learning and improvement / Donna York Clark, Jacqueline Stocking & David Stuhlmiller; title: Practical applications of methodologies / Lean Jennifer Hardcastle, Six Sigma Sandra Kinkade Hutton; title: Teamwork and integration / Patti Corbett; title: Organizational challenges in the medical transport environment / Eileen Frazer; title: The role of associations in safety and quality / Dawn Mancuso; title: Safety and war fighting : taking action to shape the safety culture of naval aviation / Kenneth Neubauer; title: Ethical challenges / David P. Thomson; title: The next steps / Eileen Frazer.