The APSF Newsletter is the official publication of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), dedicated to advancing perioperative patient safety and anesthesia safety worldwide. Articles are published online on a rolling basis, with new content added approximately every 1–3 weeks. Previously published issues are available in the Newsletter Archives.
Three Quarters of Preventable Patient Harm Stems from Situation Awareness Breakdowns: Recognizing and Addressing the Core Issue
February 1, 2024
The principles of Situation Awareness (SA) originated in aviation psychology, a field that bears similarities to medicine in its daily challenges of dealing with complex, dynamic, and often unforeseen...