Healthcare
True or False: Applied ergonomics practitioners have become increasingly incorporated in healthcare
True
What is the most common source of accidents in aviation?
Pilot Error/Human Error
Are people with functional limitations a special population group or a continuum?
A continuum
What is the biggest concern when designing for children?
Safety
What are the two main hazards concerning patients in healthcare?
Medical errors and lack of patient safety
What mainly contributes to the difference between optimal perceptual and cognitive function on Earth and long duration space flight?
Microgravity
What are the two groups of visually impaired people?
1) Those with low vision and 2)those who are legally blind
What are the three characteristics of good feedback in tutorials training older adults basic system functions?
1) Immediate 2)Specific and 3)Succinct
What two characteristics of health care contribute to the difficulty in implementing the key principle of user participation and involvement?
1) The definition of the user is hard to define in health care and 2) health care is a very dynamic changing environment with a lot of time pressure
How does NASA help crew members adapt their circadian system prior to missions, and what are some of the benefits?
NASA uses light treatment. Light treatment is the timed use of bright light to facilitate circadian phase shifts. Using bright-light exposure to facilitate their schedule prior to launch dates allowed crew members to obtain better quality sleep and remain more alert during the mission
Name 3 out of 7 principles of universal design.
Equitable use, flexibility in use, simple and intuitive to use, perceptible information, tolerance for error, low physical effort, size and space for approach and use
Explain the theme of capitalizing on crystallized knowledge while designing for aging.
Fact knowledge is generally unaffected by aging, and design can take advantage of this knowledge.
What is "the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve patients' health status"?
Telemedicine
What is ACAS and what does it do?
ACAS is automated collision avoidance systems. It is an onboard collision avoidance system that prevents two planes from colliding into each other mid-air.
For cognitive impairment, name 4 assistive technologies and strategies used
Calculators, memory aids, cuing systems, text-to-speech aids, network-based assistance on demand
In which children age group does the highest rate of unintentional injury occur?
15-18 year olds