Comments on: The Normalization of Deviance http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/03/the-normalization-of-deviance/ Medicine Moves Fast ... Keep Up. Mon, 21 May 2012 12:34:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The EMT Spot » Where Should You Stage? http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/03/the-normalization-of-deviance/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 The EMT Spot » Where Should You Stage? Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:40:22 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1778#comment-3008 [...] So can our sense that we’re on the good team and nobody would want to hurt us. There’s also the fact that, most of the time, we can get away with creeping in to visual range of the scene and “checking things out.” I think that’s what we call the normalization of deviance. [...] [...] So can our sense that we’re on the good team and nobody would want to hurt us. There’s also the fact that, most of the time, we can get away with creeping in to visual range of the scene and “checking things out.” I think that’s what we call the normalization of deviance. [...]

]]> By: The EMT Spot » Should You Go To Jail For Medical Errors? http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/03/the-normalization-of-deviance/comment-page-1/#comment-2991 The EMT Spot » Should You Go To Jail For Medical Errors? Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:34:38 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1778#comment-2991 [...] The Normalization of Deviance [...] [...] The Normalization of Deviance [...]

]]> By: The EMT Spot » The October EMS Round-Up http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/03/the-normalization-of-deviance/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 The EMT Spot » The October EMS Round-Up Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:46:11 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1778#comment-2228 [...] to come and go in a flash here at The Spot and we covered a lot of ground. We started with the normalization of deviance and ended with a look at bad ideas (and why they tend to stick around.) In between we talked about [...] [...] to come and go in a flash here at The Spot and we covered a lot of ground. We started with the normalization of deviance and ended with a look at bad ideas (and why they tend to stick around.) In between we talked about [...]

]]> By: The EMT Spot » Why Do Bad Ideas Stick Around? http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/03/the-normalization-of-deviance/comment-page-1/#comment-2215 The EMT Spot » Why Do Bad Ideas Stick Around? Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:45:49 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1778#comment-2215 [...] 6.) If it worked last time it will probably work the next time. (This is also known as the normalization of deviance.) [...] [...] 6.) If it worked last time it will probably work the next time. (This is also known as the normalization of deviance.) [...]

]]> By: Steve Whitehead http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/03/the-normalization-of-deviance/comment-page-1/#comment-2037 Steve Whitehead Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:20:28 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1778#comment-2037 John make a great point. I'd also say that maintaining standards shouldn't be confussed with following the rules. I'm big on standards but I'm not always a huge fan of the rules. Often the rules need to be tested and sometimes they need to be broken. Especially when they compromise our values or our standards. I'm certinly not as consistant as I'd like to be. That makes recognizing the normalization of deviance even more important for me. John make a great point.

I’d also say that maintaining standards shouldn’t be confussed with following the rules. I’m big on standards but I’m not always a huge fan of the rules.

Often the rules need to be tested and sometimes they need to be broken. Especially when they compromise our values or our standards.

I’m certinly not as consistant as I’d like to be. That makes recognizing the normalization of deviance even more important for me.

]]> By: John http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/03/the-normalization-of-deviance/comment-page-1/#comment-2033 John Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:16:44 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1778#comment-2033 Im not sure that the normalization that steve is referring to requires perfection 100% of the time. If you have a bad day, and forget to change out the Oxygen cylinder, but your replacement gets it done your service and your patients have not lost out. If your service slides, and you "forget" every shift while your replacement loses interest in picking up your slack. Then you have a problem. Im not sure that the normalization that steve is referring to requires perfection 100% of the time. If you have a bad day, and forget to change out the Oxygen cylinder, but your replacement gets it done your service and your patients have not lost out. If your service slides, and you “forget” every shift while your replacement loses interest in picking up your slack. Then you have a problem.

]]> By: Timothy Clemans http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/03/the-normalization-of-deviance/comment-page-1/#comment-2029 Timothy Clemans Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:07:55 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1778#comment-2029 Steve how have you gone about sticking with the "rules" so bad things don't happen? Are you really good at being consistent in your approach to every call/situation? Steve how have you gone about sticking with the “rules” so bad things don’t happen? Are you really good at being consistent in your approach to every call/situation?

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