Human Factors in Paramedic Practice

We are entering an era where healthcare will truly be seen as a safety crucial industry. The nature of paramedic practice in particular will need a well-informed professional workforce who are able to examine the systems and conditions they work in to understand how to make the care they provide as safe and effective as possible. This book will be essential reading for paramedics in all practice settings as it covers the key elements which will allow paramedics to better understand the complex sociotechnical realities of the care they provide to patients. 

Andy Collen, author of Decision Making in Paramedic Practice

I would highly recommend this book, not only  paramedics but also to their colleagues in healthcare. It has been written by a premier league team of human factors specialists and frontline experts who share their knowledge and experience of applying human factors science to paramedic practice. It’s very accessible, has a sound evidence base, and features many practical examples showing how to apply the tools and techniques. 

Rhona Flin, Professor of Industrial Psychology, Robert Gordon University UK 

Whatever the role you’re in, this is the book you need. If you want to understand how humans and systems interact, and what that means for you and your patients, this is where you should start. This will become an essential tool for my role, and one I’d encourage everyone to buy.

Jordan Nicholls, Patient Safety Integration Lead, East of England Ambulance Service, UK

As a paramedic, I am grateful to the authors and editor for pulling it together into a meaningful textbook with the potential to support clinicians to learn from mistakes, firmly establish human factors within the undergraduate paramedic curriculum and revolutionise incident investigations at an organisational level. Human Factors in Paramedic Practice – not really about the humans but the system. 

Caitlin Wilson, Paramedic, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, UK

Human Factors in Paramedic Practice provides a comprehensive, yet concise, application or this complex subject of Paramedic Practice. This is an extremely well written appraisal of the approach to individual and organisational processes which come together to form systems thinking. This book should be essential reading for all undergraduate paramedics, clinicians, educators and organisational leaders to provide an awareness at their respective levels that will continue to drive the profession towards a safety orientated ethos.

Fen Sanders-Lamb, Paramedic Science Lecturer, Swansea University