Need for a new paradigm in the design of alarms for patient monitors and medical devices.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bja.2021.08.001.
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Abstract
Modern computerised medical devices emit large numbers of tone-based alerts and alarms. Notifications that comprise auditory icons or natural human speech substantially increase the psychological salience of alerts and alarms and may allow a larger set of notifications to be used, as they do not require memorisation of arbitrary sounds.
Medical subject headings
- Clinical Alarms