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Table 1 Error Classification used in SHERPA (adapted from Phipps et al. [14])

From: Human reliability analysis of bronchoscope-assisted percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: implications for simulation-based education

Error classification

Error mode

Action

A1—Too long/short

A2—Mistimed

A3—Wrong direction

A4—Too little/much

A5—Misaligned

A6—Wrong object, right action

A7—Wrong action, right object

A8—Omitted

A9—Incomplete

A10—Wrong action and wrong object

Retrieval

R1—Information not obtained

R2—Wrong information obtained

R3—Information retrieval incomplete

Checking

C1—Omitted

C2—Incomplete

C3—Wrong object

C4—Wrong check

C5—Mistimed

C6—Wrong check, wrong object

Selection

S1—Omitted

S2—Wrong selection made

Information communication

I1—Information not communicated

I2—Wrong information communicated

I3—Information communication incomplete