Fatigue and risk: are train drivers safer than doctors? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Fatigue and risk: are train drivers safer than doctors? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published November 2017

Fatigue and risk: are train drivers safer than doctors?

Greig P, Snow S. BMJ. 2017;359:j5107.

Health care has adopted safety concepts from high-risk industries such as process improvement and teamwork. This commentary describes lessons from industry regarding fatigue management strategies, spotlights the influence of cultural norms on fatigue in medicine, and suggests opportunities to research risks of fatigue in health care.

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