The picture says it all.
A red stripe indicating the location of the arrest alarm making it easier for staff to find it quickly.
For me this is what human factors system safety is all about – making it easier for us to do our jobs optimally.
Thank you to Nicholas Chrimes and Monash Hospital for the picture. Great work – let’s see it elsewhere please.
As far as what to use to create the red stripe:
- 3M Red Tape 471 is designed for use in hospitals, is easy to wipe for infection control and also does not carry a flame – we have purchased tape with a width of 50mm. The video below demonstrates how this tape does not carry a flame:
This initiative is being discussed in The PatientSafe Community – join the conversation – log in to the Red Stripe group.
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