That was where they found the stab wound, a neat two-inch red slit in his belly, pouting open like a fish mouth. He was of moderate size, about two hundred pounds, most of the excess around his middle. They cut off his clothes with shears and looked him over from head to toe, front and back. He was stable, breathing normally, not in pain, just drunk and babbling to the trauma team. One of John’s was about a guy who came in on Halloween night with a stab wound. We were trading war stories, as surgeons are apt to do. I was chatting with a medical school friend of mine who is now a general surgeon in San Francisco. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book.Ī CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.ĪCKNOWLEDGMENTS THE CHECKLIST MANIFESTO INTRODUCTION The moral right of the author has been asserted.Īll rights reserved. In the New Yorker essay, ‘The Checklist’ in different form Some material in this book originally appeared Metropolitan Books of Henry Holt and Company LLC THE CHECKLIST MANIFESTO HOW TO GET THINGS RIGHT 111411542įirst published in Great Britain in 2010 by Read moreĬOMPLICATIONS: A SURGEON’S NOTES ON AN IMPERFECT SCIENCE Fascinating and enlightening, The Checklist Manifesto shows how the simplest of ideas could transform how we operate in almost any field. Whether you're following a recipe, investing millions of dollars in a company or building a skyscraper, the checklist is an essential tool in virtually every area of our lives, and Gawande explains how breaking down complex, high pressure tasks into small steps can radically improve everything from airline safety to heart surgery survival rates. In this groundbreaking book, Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist, which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure. But avoidable failures are common, and the reason is simple: the volume and complexity of our knowledge has exceeded our ability to consistently deliver it - correctly, safely or efficiently. Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly place in the hands of the most highly skilled people. THE GAME-CHANGING BOOK FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BEING MORTAL
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