Can you multitask? Evidence and limitations of task switching and multitasking in emergency medicine.

Melissa Skaugset; Susan Farrell; Michele Carney; Margaret Wolff; Sally A. Santen; Marcia Perry; Stephen John Cico

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Can you multitask? Evidence and limitations of task switching and multitasking in emergency medicine.

October 12, 2016

Skaugset M, Farrell S, Carney M, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2016;68(2):189-95.

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Interruptions and task-switching are common contributors to complexity in emergency care. Exploring behaviors associated with multitasking in various disciplines, including human factors engineering, cognition science, and business, this review outlines a framework for enhancing understanding of multitasking, such as whether it can be performed successfully and types of actions that can be combined safely.

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