'Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Surgeon speaking': Exploring the Human Factor in Aviation and Surgery

This book explores the parallels between the aircraft flight deck and the surgical operating theatre, examining, through past aviation accidents and incidents, whether medicine and surgery could benefit from the lessons learnt in aviation.

It looks at modern day pilot training, particularly in the area of 'Human Factors' or the science of ‘why we do what we do’ i.e. how do humans perform under stress in terms of decision making, teamwork, leadership, situational awareness and communication?

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