Abstract
This paper compares quick decisions during high hazard times in the operating rooms of a chemical unit and a hospital, finds commonalties and differences, and suggests changes to improve decisions within each industry. People within both industries decide quickly because they reduce options by screening information, receive numerous feedback from instruments within their respective environments to monitor the process, and training helps them overcome inconsistent symptoms. However, both industries can improve. As examples, the health industry internally monitors performance better than the chemical industry. The chemical industry operates with fewer people by using written rules and verbal communications whereas the health industry operates with more of a hierarchy with very little verbal or written communications.
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