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Human Factors and the Delivery of Prehospital Medicine: A Primer for EMS Leadership.

Center for Patient Safety. March 11, 2015. 1:00–2:00 PM (Eastern).

Human factors engineering takes into account human strengths and limitations in the design of interactive systems that involve people, technology, and work environments. This webinar will provide information about how to apply human factors engineering concepts to the design of patient safety interventions foremergency medical services and how these principles align with those of just culture.

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