HCB 101 - HOSPITAL CORPSMAN BASIC INTRO EXAM 2024
Time critical risk management
using risk management concepts when time and resources are limited.
A
Assess the situation
B
Balance resources
C
Communicate to others
D
Do and debrief the event
ABCD Model
based on fundamental scientific ...
using risk management concepts when time and resources are limited.
A
Assess the situation
B
Balance resources
C
Communicate to others
D
Do and debrief the event
ABCD Model
based on fundamental scientific principles, ability to focus individuals, increase their situational
awareness (SA), and improve their performance in the time critical environment.
What does the ABCD model create?
a habit and trains the brain to continue thinking under duress, stress, or even boredom.
ABCD model designed to assist when?
Working in a dynamic environment, monitoring a static or routine situation to capture errors, making a
decision with partial information.
The ABCD model can do what?
save your life, make you an expert, improve teamwork
Situational Awareness (SA)
refers to the degree of accuracy by which one's perception of the current environment mirrors reality.
The ABCD mnemonic visual reminder (Icon) assists in the recall of the concepts and principles behind the
ABCD's and improves communications during the event. ABCD mnemonic provides a common language
and structure for a measured response when an individual, team, or crew is executing a routine task, or
when under duress from a more complex situation resulting from added conditions, crew factors or task
loading
Risk- green
, little chance of serious error
Risk- yellow
Higher chance of serious error
Risk- Red
very high chance of serious error
Risk- Swooshing arrow
Return to good situational awareness
Target section
used during team communication to focus one or more individuals into an understanding of situational
conditions, or an individual can use it as a self-assessment tool to increase SA
How to identify when shipmates are in the yellow or red
Making errors, poor communication, overloaded, fatigue, complacency, not following procedures
communication
Balance resources
make the correct decisions to mitigate risks
Prior planning ensures more resources are available, discuss resources to reduce risks.
Red Block
policies, procedures, and routines (General orders, recruit guide, and making your rack)
Green Block
checklist (instructions for rack layout)
Aqua Block
Automation (fire alarms, lights, alarm clocks)
Yellow Block
briefings and external resources (Supervisor, shipmate, chaplin)
Communication
who needs to know? who can help? ensure everyone knows their part and let people know when things
change
gray block
Knowledge, skill, and attitude (training, practice, drills)
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