Books by Rhona Flin

Reviewing recent research and theory on "naturalistic decision making", this work evaluates the contribution to understanding emergency decision making in a range of situations. It includes work by Rasmussen, and covers coping with uncertainty, cognition and training.

Operating theatres are very private workplaces. There have been few research investigations into how highly trained doctors and nurses work together to achieve safe and efficient anaesthesia and surgery. This book presents studies designed to understand the factors influencing safe and efficient surgical, anaesthetic and nursing practice.

Presents the theory and practice of non-technical skills for safety. This guide covers the identification, training and evaluation of non-technical skills. It is intended for those who are studying or training these skills on Crew Resource Management and other safety or human factors courses.

A critical factor in crisis management is the skill of the incident commander. This book extends the literature on this subject by examining personal experiences of incident command from a range of professions and attempting to reconcile these with an academic analysis of the subject.