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Considering Ergonomics in the Accident and Emergency Department: Possible or Not

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Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices (AHFE 2017)

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Accident and Emergency Department is one of the medical treatment departments that deal with emergency medicine, where patients come without making any appointment in advance. In Malaysia, it was known as Casualty Department previously. The nature of Accident and Emergency Department is complex due to the unpredictability of this department, Accident and Emergency Department is a workplace for multiple types of individuals. This study looked into the numbers of studies that has been carried out in area of ergonomics at Emergency Department of Malaysia Hospitals compared to other department. Numbers of studies are compared to see the loop that exists in Accident and Emergency Department when it comes to ergonomics. This paper will see the ergonomics issues face by healthcare personnel compares to other department in hospitals. Findings showed that, Accident and Emergency Department of Malaysia Hospitals has not been given enough attention regarding the implementation or ergonomics.

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  1. Technology Creative and Heritage, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, 16300, Kota Baharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Ahmad Rasdan Ismail

  2. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 15160, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Shaik Farid Abdull Wahab

  3. Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA Pasir Mas, Lubok Jong, 17000, Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Rohayu Othman

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Ismail, A.R., Abdull Wahab, S.F., Othman, R. (2018). Considering Ergonomics in the Accident and Emergency Department: Possible or Not. In: Duffy, V., Lightner, N. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 590. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_8

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