Scrub Colors and Safety: Rethinking Role Identification in Critical Events

July 1, 2026Patient SafetyOpen Access

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The aim is to investigate how color-coding and differentiation in healthcare roles affect patient safety during critical events.
Review of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System event reports.
Analysis of the impact of scrub color confusion among healthcare personnel.
Examination of human factors related to color perception in fast-paced environments.
Incidents of confusion arose when multiple healthcare professionals wore identical scrub colors.
Color cues alone were insufficient for accurate role identification in emergency situations.
Human error was identified as a critical factor impacting patient safety related to color interpretation.

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Rethinking role identification in critical events may enhance patient safety, indicating potential risks.

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Christine E. Sanchez (2026) studied this question.

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