Safety: Airlines Vs. Hospital

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Statistics show you’re a lot safer in a U.S. airliner than in a U.S. hospital and a consulting firm says medicine can learn a lot from aviation. Lifewings Partners LLC, made up of military and commercial pilots, along with active doctors, teaches healthcare providers the principles of aviation crew resource management with the goal of reducing the number of potentially life-threatening errors that happen in hospitals. According to a news release issued by Lifewings, 34 percent of critically ill patients in U.S. hospitals experienced mistakes in their medical care. It’s the highest rate among developed countries. By contrast, the FAA published in 1996 that if you flew on “one flight at random each day, [you] would, on average, go for 21,000 years before perishing in a fatal crash.” The statement is based off data that suggests your chances of being in fatal airline crash are one in eight million. Lifewings teaches CRM techniques to healthcare professionals and the effects have been significant for one prestigious medical center. Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports that it has “eliminated wrong surgeries,” which undoubtedly has gone a long way toward improving “expected-to-observed mortality ratios.” That’s also cut malpractice suits.

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