‘How are we going to harm the next trauma patient?’ Trauma care providers’ perspective on potential harm to trauma patients
Human failures, rather than systems issues, were perceived to be responsible for the majority of potential harm in trauma patients by a broad audience of trauma care providers. These results require amplified focus on strategies that decrease the impact of the human element while enhancing process standardization and addressing barriers to the implementation of processes and guidelines. It might also suggest an opportunity to bring forward alternative conceptual frameworks to advance safety in trauma care.
Authors
- Avery B. Nathens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3785-3800)
- Todd W. Costantini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-5327)
- Aaron R. Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-1711)
- Babak Sarani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-3004)
- Galinos Barmparas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8309-6797)
- Bryce R. H. Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2010-570X)
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- George Washington University (US)
- Harborview Medical Center (US)
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (US)
- American College of Surgeons (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2024-001628
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00