Lying on top of an operating room table with his chest exposed, Larry Black Jr. was moments away from having his organs harvested when a doctor ran breathlessly into the room. “Get him off the table,” ...
Surgeons have stressful, high-stakes jobs. Luckily, they receive years of academic and practical training to help them prepare. However, patients, the ones putting their lives on the line each day, ...
Background: Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States (Makary & Daniel, 2016). Situational awareness, monitoring, and remediating risks in the clinical setting are ...