03064oam 2200505I 450 991080009220332120230802004317.00-429-15201-91-283-35013-097866133501381-4398-3034-710.1201/b11219 (MiAaPQ)EBC1718083(OCoLC)767953002(EXLCZ)99255000000006529120180331d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Handbook of human factors and ergonomics in health care and patient safety /edited by Pascale Carayon2nd ed.Boca Raton, Fla. :CRC Press,2012.1 online resource (855 p.)Human factors and ergonomicsDescription based upon print version of record.1439830339 9781439830338 Includes bibliographical references and index.section 1. Introduction -- section 2. Macroergonomics and systems -- section 3. Job and organizational design -- section 4. Physical ergonomics -- section 5. Technology -- section 6. Human error -- section 7. Human factors and ergonomics methodologies -- section 8. Human factors and ergonomics interventions -- section 9. Specific applications.Written for students and professionals, this book is a complete reference on human factors and ergonomics research, concepts, theories, models, methods, and interventions that have been or can be applied in health care. Topics such as medical technology and telemedicine are covered, and special emphasis is put on the contributions of human factors and ergonomics to the improvement of patient safety and quality of care. Nine chapters from the original edition were deleted, and information from them was incorporated into other chapters. Furthermore, this second edition offers 17 new chapters. Includes coverage of emerging human factors and ergonomics issues. Includes practical issues such as methods, interventions, and applications. Covers cognitive, physical, and organizational ergonomic issues in health care and patient safety. Emphasizes the contribution of human factors and ergonomics to patient safety and care quality. Covers human factors and ergonomics issues specific to a range of healthcare domains or applications--Provided by publisher.Human factors and ergonomics.Medical errors: preventionHuman engineeringPatients: safety measuresHealth facilities: design and constructionMedical errors: prevention.Human engineering.Patients: safety measures.Health facilities: design and construction.ELECTRONIC BOOKTEC017000MED035000bisacshCarayon Pascale1586997BOOK9910800092203321Handbook of human factors and ergonomics in health care and patient safety3874301UNINA