Development and Enhancement of a Model of Performance and Decision Making Under Stress in a Real Life Setting
Abstract
This report concerns the progress made towards establishing a flexible and powerful capability for behavioral analysis of anesthesiologists performance in Shock Trauma. Our activities in the third quarter have continued to emphasize the development and refinement of the video data acquisition and data analysis systems. These activities have extended over more months than originally planned. Rather than procuring the video equipment for recording in all four locations in Shock Trauma at once, we choose to first develop and test one data acquisition system, to be sure that the components chosen would function together as intended. Furthermore, rather than delving into a large- scale task analysis and modeling effort prior to fully developing our video data analysis procedures, as had been originally planned, we decided to develop and evaluate our procedures throughout the envisioned data collection and analysis process with a focus on one decision tree, the Difficult Airway scenario. This strategy has proven to be very beneficial. We have made some refinements in the data acquisition system that have resulted in a more useful system than could have been configured with the equipment originally envisioned, and we have gained some insights into how we should develop the initial MicroSAINT models of performance now that we have thought through a prototype empirical video analysis procedure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 31, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA246157
Entities
People
- Colin F. Mackenzie