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Patient alarms often unheard, unheeded.
Patient alarms often unheard, unheeded. Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. February 13–14, 2011.
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June 8, 2011
Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. February 13–14, 2011.
Revealing cases in which the constant din of hospital alarms led to fatal errors, this two-part newspaper article reports on the dangers of "alarm fatigue" and describes potential technological and human factors solutions.
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