The Severn Deanery offers a compulsory human-factors training course for surgeons at the start of their career. Given the importance of reducing human error, maintaining patient safety and the introduction of competency-based training with an emphasis on simulation, human-factors training has a vital place in surgical training, and is highly recommended to others involved in training junior surgical trainees.
Failing to train police officers in the use of less-than-lethal force tactics and equipment increases the police department's liability risk. Police officers in Michigan and North Carolina (N=482) responded to a questionnaire pertaining to the training their departments have provided in less-than-lethal force tactics and equipment since graduating from the police academy. A number of respondents were unaware that their department had a non-deadly force policy, and a majority of those who were aware of a policy had never been tested in its contents. Patrol officers as a group had received training in a less timely manner than supervisors. Suggestions for formulating training strategies are provided.
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