Applying human factors engineering to address the telemetry alarm problem in a large medical center.
Patterson ES, Rayo MF, Edworthy JR, et al. Applying human factors engineering to address the telemetry alarm problem in a large medical center. Hum Factors. 2022;64(1):126-142. doi:10.1177/00187208211018883.
Alarm fatigue can lead to distraction and diminish safe care. Based on findings from their Patient Safety Learning Laboratory, the authors used human factors engineering to develop a classification system to organize, prioritize, and discriminate alarm sounds in order to reduce nurse response times.