TY - JOUR T1 - Situational awareness in medicine JF - Quality and Safety in Health Care JO - Qual Saf Health Care SP - 384 LP - 384 DO - 10.1136/qshc.2006.020214 VL - 15 IS - 5 AU - H Singh AU - L A Petersen AU - E J Thomas Y1 - 2006/10/01 UR - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/15/5/384.3.abstract N2 - We thank Dr McCarthy for his thoughtful insights on the application of situational awareness in medicine. We agree that doctors begin with a limited amount of situational awareness and often fail to maximise their situational awareness using a team approach. Owing to the increasing complexity and acuity of care in the outpatient setting, the risk … ER -