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Title Safety and quality in medical transport systems : creating an effective culture / edited by John W. Overton, Jr. and Eileen Frazer
Published Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 362 pages) : illustrations
Contents A brief overview of the foundation of organizational culture / Ralph Rogers -- Achieving optimal outcomes through just culture / Scott Griffith -- Safety climate and safety culture / Terry L. von Thaden -- The financial perspective of safety / Clive Adams -- Current status of air medical transport / Terry L. von Thaden -- Current status of ground medical transport / Nadine Levick -- An overview of the risk management process / Kimberly Turner -- Safety management systems (SMS) / Kimberly Turner -- Operations safety : developing, executing, and renewing the operational plan / Bruce Tesmer -- Improving communications to improve safety / Robin Graham -- Training to improve operational safety / Terry Palmer -- Operational safety training learning from the mistakes of others / Roger Coleman -- Adjuncts to safety in ground medical transport / Nadine Levick -- Medical error recognition, reporting, managing response, and limiting harm / Gregory H. Botz and John W. Crommett -- Fatigue challenges in EMS operations / Melissa Mallis -- Individual provider wellness and self-care / John W. Overton, Jr., Laurie Shiparski and Philip D. Authier -- Post traumatic stress disorder in EMS / Eileen Frazer -- Measurement and data / Donna York Clark, Kate Moore and David Stuhlmiller -- Essentials for learning and improvement / Donna York Clark, Jacqueline Stocking & David Stuhlmiller -- Practical applications of methodologies / Lean Jennifer Hardcastle, Six Sigma Sandra Kinkade Hutton -- Teamwork and integration / Patti Corbett -- Organizational challenges in the medical transport environment / Eileen Frazer -- The role of associations in safety and quality / Dawn Mancuso -- Safety and war fighting : taking action to shape the safety culture of naval aviation / Kenneth Neubauer -- Ethical challenges / David P. Thomson -- The next steps / Eileen Frazer
Summary You can attribute most helicopter EMS (emergency medical service) accidents and many ground ambulance accidents to human factors and systems designs that lead to poor decision-making. Management commitment is vital to maintain a culture that supports risk assessment, accountability, professionalism and organizational dynamics. This volume by The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) addresses this need. It offers insights and solutions that can be used by EMS, Fire and Rescue, public and private services, and professional emergency and transport professionals worldwi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Title from PDF title page (viewed Dec. 4, 2012)
Subject Transport of sick and wounded -- Risk assessment
Transport of sick and wounded -- Safety measures
Ambulances.
Emergency medical services.
Safety Management -- organization & administration
Transportation of Patients -- organization & administration
Ambulances
Emergency Medical Services -- organization & administration
Emergency Medical Services
ambulances.
emergency medical centers.
MEDICAL -- Transportation.
Ambulances
Emergency medical services
Transport of sick and wounded -- Safety measures
Form Electronic book
Author Overton, John (John W.)
Frazer, Eileen.
LC no. 2012027746
ISBN 9781409435419
1409435415
9781409471981
1409471985