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Situational Awareness

Situational Awareness. Capt. P. Ryan Passarelli, RN FN. “Lacking or inadequate situation awareness has been identified as one of the primary factors in accidents attributed to human error.”

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Situational Awareness

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  1. Situational Awareness Capt. P. Ryan Passarelli, RN FN

  2. “Lacking or inadequate situation awareness has been identified as one of the primary factors in accidents attributed to human error.” Hartel, Smith, & Prince, 1991; Merket, Bergondy, & Cuevas-Mesa, 1997; Nullmeyer, Stella, Montijo, & Harden, 2005

  3. Wikipedia Definition • Situation awareness is the perception of environmental elements with respect to time and/or space, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status after some variable has changed, such as time.

  4. Three Critical Elements - Perception • Understanding • Projection

  5. Perception • What’s there? • What’s happening?

  6. Understanding • What does it mean? • What’s different/similar? • How do elements affect each other?

  7. Projection • What’s going to happen next? • What can be changed? • What can be avoided?

  8. Why SA is Important Controlling the outcome is how you stay safe.

  9. “Active” Situational Awareness • Don’t be distracted. • Look around. • Pay attention. • Evaluate critically. • Be involved. • Affect the event • Leave the setting

  10. “Passive” Situational Awareness • Safe or unchanging environment. • Be aware. • Don’t limit yourself • Trust your instincts • Become “Active” if something changes.

  11. Summary See what’s happening or about to happen. Control it or avoid it.

  12. Questions?

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