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A review of medical auditory alarms highlights that unacceptably high false alarm rates compromise alarm design principles and contribute to alarm fatigue.
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High false alarm rates may sustain alarm fatigue in monitoring; this review leaves open validation of design improvements.
This review emphasizes the critical issue of high false alarm rates in medical monitoring systems and discusses approaches to improve alarm design and reduce alarm fatigue.
Judy Edworthy (2012) conducted a review in Alarm fatigue. Medical auditory alarms was evaluated. A review of medical auditory alarms highlights that unacceptably high false alarm rates compromise alarm design principles and contribute to alarm fatigue.
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