Interruptions in the wild: development of a sociotechnical systems model of interruptions in the emergency department through a systematic review.

Nicole Werner; Richard J Holden

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Interruptions in the wild: development of a sociotechnical systems model of interruptions in the emergency department through a systematic review.

October 28, 2015

Werner N, Holden RJ. Appl Ergon. 2015;51:244-54.

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Interruptions are a known safety hazard that occur frequently. This systematic review proposes that interruptions be considered a process with various potential consequences for multiple actors rather than single events and suggests a human factors approach to addressing interruptions.

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