An FMEA on the training of staff to evacuate patients from a hospital ward
Peter Wilkinson
Charles P. Hancock
2134/5022
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/An_FMEA_on_the_training_of_staff_to_evacuate_patients_from_a_hospital_ward/9446447
A failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), conducted on
the training of staff to evacuate patients from a hospital
ward, has identified 12 potential failure modes and
their effects. For most of these failure modes, an action has been
recommended to reduce their likelihood, reduce their consequences
or eliminate them completely. One identified failure mode,
however — the potential for trainees to suffer fatigue — does not
have a corresponding action. The effects of fatigue are unavoidable
and reflect the realities of patient evacuation. Successful staff
training requires effective and timely pre-planning, and good
communication and collaboration with managers at all levels,
ward staff and other professionals such as back care and infection
control specialists.
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