By Nic Lindh on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 in personal · 1 min read
Written in blood
NPR had an interesting story this morning about Atul Gawande, a surgeon who is recommending other surgeons start using checklists in their practice.
To which my horrified response was: THEY’RE NOT ALREADY?
The sheer arrogance of rolling in to perform a complex procedure in which the tiniest detail can mean literally the difference between life and death, and to think you are so flawless you don’t need a checklist, is stunning.
Especially when you’re supposed to perform this complicated procedure under high stress and often severely sleep deprived.
Seriously, there are reasons pilots use checklists, reasons written in blood.
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