Medical Safety: Lessons from Space by Kevin Fong

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Life, Death and MistakesKevin Fong

Consultant AnaesthetistUniversity College London Hospital

Honorary Chair in Public Engagement for Science and Medicine

University College London

Kent, Surrey, Sussex Air Ambulance

Why Don’t Doctors Behave More Like Pilots?

Why Don’t Doctors Behave More Like Pilots?

Air Safety: Comparison with other modes of transport

Deaths per billion passenger kilometres

Air 0.05 Bus 0.4 Rail 0.6 Van 1.2

Water 2.6 Car 3.1

Bicycle 44.6 Foot 54.2

Motorcycle 108.9

DATA: Survivability of Accidents Involving. Part 121 U.S. Air Carrier Operations,1983 Through 2000 NTSB/SR-01/01 March 2001 PB2001-917001 Notation 7322

Air Safety: Comparison with other modes of transport

Deaths per billion passenger hours

Bus 11.1 Rail 30 Air 30.8

Water 50 Van 60 Car 130

Foot 220 Bicycle 550

Motorcycle 4840

Air Safety: Comparison with other modes of transport

Deaths per billion passenger journeys

Bus 4.3 Rail 20 Van 20 Car 40

Foot 40 Water 90 Air 117

Bicycle 170 Motorcycle 1640

• DATA: Survivability of Accidents Involving. Part 121 U.S. Air Carrier Operations,1983 Through 2000 NTSB/SR-01/01 March 2001 PB2001-917001 Notation 7322

Why Don’t Doctors Behave More Like Bus Drivers?

The Right Lessons from The Right Stuff.

US Airways Flight 1549, Jan 15 2009

Crew Resource Management

Eisen LA, Savel RH. Chest. 2009 Sep;136(3):910-7. What went right: lessons for the intensivist from the crew of US Airways Flight 1549.

Data!!!

Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders

Engineering

Engineering the Problem Out of the System

Engineering the Problem Out of the System ?

Engineering the Problem Out of the System

Engineering the Problem Out of the System

Human Factors&

Crew Resource Management

Crew Resource Management

Crew Resource Management

Cooper, G. E., White, M. D., & Lauber, J. K. (1980). Resource Management on the Flightdeck: Proceedings of an Industry Workshop. Moffett Field.

Crew Resource Management

Cooper, G. E., White, M. D., & Lauber, J. K. (1980). Resource Management on the Flightdeck: Proceedings of a NASA/ Industry Workshop. NASA Moffett Field.

The Challenger Accident

STS 51-L – Challenger Mission Jan 1986

STS 107 – ColumbiaMission Feb 2003

Investigation of the Launch Decision

Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

The Roger’s Commission

Challenger: Background

• Jan 1986: NASA behind on launch schedule• NASA are using launch frequency as a key

performance indicator• Many launch delays for Challenger• Pressure ++ to launch on Jan 28 1986• Repeated concerns expressed over O-Rings

Roger Boisjoly’s Handwritten Note:

53 Degrees Farenheit = 12 Degrees Celcius (approx)

Roger Boisjoly’s Handwritten Note:

Crew Resource Management

Cooper, G. E., White, M. D., & Lauber, J. K. (1980). Resource Management on the Flightdeck: Proceedings of a NASA/ Industry Workshop. NASA Moffett Field.

Challenger STS 51-L - 1986

Columbia STS 107 - 2003

Richard Feynmann’s Appendix to the Roger’s Commission Report

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence

over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”

Kent, Surrey, Sussex Air Ambulance

Life, Death and MistakesKevin Fong

Consultant AnaesthetistUniversity College London Hospital

Honorary Chair in Public Engagement for Science and Medicine

University College London

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