"You Are Well Clear of Friendlies": Diagnostic Error and Cooperative Work in an Iraq War Friendly Fire Incident

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Authors

Nevile, Maurice

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

This paper considers diagnostic error in cooperative work as a contributing factor for a military 'friendly fire' incident. It emphasises aspects of the moment-to-moment sequential organisation of interaction, and turn design, to explore the significance

Keywords

Keywords: Collaborative work; Conversation analysis; Ethnomethodology; Military; Participation; Perception; Sequential organisation; Turn design; Aircraft; Aircraft accidents; Cockpits (aircraft); Diagnosis; Military operations; Video recording; Military vehicles Collaborative work; Conversation analysis; Diagnosis; Error; Ethnomethodology; Military; Participation; Perception; Sequential organisation; Turn design

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/31622

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s10606-008-9089-0

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2037-12-31

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