How Not to be a #ResusWANKER - a podcast by Scott D. Weingart, MD FCCM

John Hinds coined the term #resusWANKER at his amazing SMACC lecture on thoracotomy. I created this lecture on resusWANKERS in dedication to John and gave it at the Teaching Course in NYC. I gave it a second time at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine meeting in Manchester. This recording came from the third and final iteration in Glasgow, Scotland. I'd love to hear what you think--please comment below:

the seven resusWANKERS:



1. Wrong-but-Strongers (Dunning Kruger Effects)



* J Pers Soc Psychol 1999;77(6):1121

* Are We All Less Risky and More Skillful than our Fellow Drivers? (DOI: 10.1016/0001-6918(81)90005-6)

* Dunning When Knowledge Knows No Bounds- Self-Perceived Expertise Predicts Claims of Impossible Knowledge



2. Name Badge Believers (Specialty Name Bias)

3. Water Torturers (Decision Fatigue)



* PNAS 108(17):6889



4. EKG Thrusters (Slips/Sterile Cockpit)



* Intraoperative Noise Increases Perceived Task Load and Fatigue in Anesthesiology Residents: A Simulation-Based Study (Anesthesia and Analgesia 2016, 122 (2): 512-25)

* Noise Levels in Surgical ICUs Are Consistently Above Recommended Standards. (DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001378)

* Task Interruptions and Error Rate

* Slips increase with practice/expertise

* ECGS are a source of task interruption



5. Leadership Encroachers

6. Slothful and Avoidant

7. Just Plain Dicks

Now watch the lecture...

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