Brief history of patient safety culture and science.
The science of safety is well established in such disciplines as the automotive and aviation industry. In this brief history of safety science as it pertains to patient care, we review remote and recent publications that have guided the maturation of this field that has particular relevance to the complex structure of systems, personnel, and therapies involved in caring for the critically ill.
Ilan
Roy
R
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. roy.ilan@sw.ca
Fowler
Robert
R
D003422:Critical Care / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D016638:Critical Illness; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009656:North America; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000266:history*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States