Could Changing Alarm Default Settings Allay Nurse "Alarm Fatigue?" AAMI Thinks So
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation is considering a project to set medical device alarm default parameters. The goal: to reduce alarm fatigue among doctors and nurses.
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