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Evidence-based guidelines for fatigue risk management in EMS: formulating research questions and selecting outcomes.

August 3, 2017

Patterson D, Higgins S, Lang ES, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2017;21(2):149-156.

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The impact of fatigue on clinician performance is a concern across health care settings. This study explained how researchers developed key questions to help assess fatigue in prehospital emergency medical services. They describe a plan to conduct systematic reviews to inform future guidelines.

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