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.
Safety and the Study of Anesthesia Incidents; Where Are We Now An Australian Perspective
June 10, 1989
Following Flanagan’s pioneer work (stimulated by the ideas of Galton) with the application of his “critical incident” analysis (1), Cooper and colleagues in 197S(2) were the first to expose anesthesia...