Attitudes and practices related to clinical alarms.

Marjorie Funk; Tobey Clark; Thomas J. Bauld; Jennifer C. Ott; Paul Coss

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Attitudes and practices related to clinical alarms.

June 11, 2014

Funk M, Clark T, Bauld TJ, et al. Am J Crit Care. 2014;23(3):e9-e18.

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Medical device alarm safety in hospitals is a National Patient Safety Goal. This survey study found marginal progress in clinical alarm safety between 2005 and 2011. According to respondents, frequent false alarms remain a significant problem.

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