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		DanBC on Jan 16, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The screen that set off the ballistic missile aler... Human Factors is becoming more well known, especially in health care. This screen is scary. Now imagine drugs used during surgery that look almost identical. Here are some exampels: https://twitter.com/EzDrugID/status/933871776152543233 https://twitter.com/EzDrugID/status/850259195618131968 It's frustrating that we know this is a source of human error and that we're still doing it.

fredley on Jan 16, 2018 [–]

I wouldn't call it a source of human error, but it's a huge amplifier for it. It adds massively to the cognitive overhead of performing and monitoring tasks.

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