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A Stochastic Simulation Model Of Alarm Response Strategies On A Telemetry Floor, Tasneem M. Pishori
A Stochastic Simulation Model Of Alarm Response Strategies On A Telemetry Floor, Tasneem M. Pishori
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The large quantity of alarms characteristic of clinical settings have resulted in nursing staff suffering from a phenomenon termed ‘alarm fatigue’. Alarm fatigue is desensitization via habituation – as these commonly heard noises cause caregivers to have delayed or no response to alarms. Alarm management was ranked number one on the annual top ten list of technology hazards afflicting healthcare institutions published by the ECRI Institute for 2012. Several patient safety organizations have established alarm fatigue as a priority concern, and are working to eradicate the issue from the healthcare environment by 2017. To better understand the problem, a simplified …