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Worldwide

Department

Aeronautics, Graduate Studies

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication/Presentation Date

6-2014

Abstract/Description

Crew Resource Management (CRM) was introduced within the aviation industry in the late 1970s after an aircraft ran out of fuel whilst the pilots were trying to solve an undercarriage problem. To reduce such errors and ultimately lower the probability of failure and the severity of risks that occur, training in CRM was rolled out across the whole industry. It has been successful over the last few years in major reductions in the number of crashes and fatalities in the commercial aviation sector. Nursing has similar concerns in that errors can ultimately result in fatalities. There are parallels in the needs and expectations of pilots and nurses to assess risk, reduce risk and deliver reliable and dependable professional services. In this paper the parallels of pilots and nurses demands are compared to assess if the lessons learned in aviation can assist nurses deliver procedures with lower risks. The analysis will draw on the demands and expectations and how they both deal with risk, challenging errors and ensuring that identified risks are not overlooked or ignored. Finally, suggestions of adopting, sharing and benchmarking between these two industries can adopt best practices so that both industries can learn from each other.

Publication Title

Risk Analysis 2014: 9th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation

DOI

https://doi.org/10.2495/RISK140221

Publisher

WIT Press

Additional Information

This paper also available in v. 47, WIT Transactions on Information and Communication Technologies.

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