The volume of false alarms from several patients on a daily basismay leadto alarm fatigue
a device that potentially creates more alarmscould ... preventalarm fatigue
one another2–5 — factorspotentially contributingto alarm fatigue
false alarms and the reluctance of some police forces to respond to unsubstantiated calls(passive) caused byAlarm fatigue
the overuse of patient monitors ... principal factorscausealarm fatigue [ 7,14
aami.org ) Up to 80 % of alarms may be not actionableleadingto alarm fatigue
to sentinel events and deaths of patients ( Cvach , 2012has ledto sentinel events and deaths of patients ( Cvach , 2012
mistakes and harm patients 1 comments Comments are moderated before they are publishedcan causemistakes and harm patients 1 comments Comments are moderated before they are published
in missed patient events and preventable deathshas resultedin missed patient events and preventable deaths
to patient harm or even deathcan leadto patient harm or even death
in desensitization to the alarms , which can lead to missed alarms or a delayed response to alarms.1 Such desensitization to alarmscan resultin desensitization to the alarms , which can lead to missed alarms or a delayed response to alarms.1 Such desensitization to alarms
in them tuning out these notifications and missing the alarms that truly signal a patient ’s critical medical crisiscan resultin them tuning out these notifications and missing the alarms that truly signal a patient ’s critical medical crisis
in hospital deaths April 22resultingin hospital deaths April 22
stress , depression , reduced productivity and burnout among clinician ... making this a challenge that needs addressing [ 3can ... causestress , depression , reduced productivity and burnout among clinician ... making this a challenge that needs addressing [ 3
to medical errors and an unsafe hospital culturecan leadto medical errors and an unsafe hospital culture
a patient ’s injuries or deathhaving causeda patient ’s injuries or death
patient harm in New York hospitalscan causepatient harm in New York hospitals
to deaths in hospitals | Futterman , Sirotkin & Seinfeldcontributingto deaths in hospitals | Futterman , Sirotkin & Seinfeld
to patient safety issuescan leadto patient safety issues
caregiver burnout , medical errors , and even deathcausescaregiver burnout , medical errors , and even death
to reflexive silencing of alarmscan leadto reflexive silencing of alarms
to staff burnout , dissatisfaction and high turnoveris leadingto staff burnout , dissatisfaction and high turnover
IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY Communication breakdowns(passive) caused byIMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY Communication breakdowns
to major accidents , such as the BP Deepwater Horizon incidenthas ledto major accidents , such as the BP Deepwater Horizon incident
to deaths in hospitals On behalf of Futterman , Sirotkin & Seinfeldcontributingto deaths in hospitals On behalf of Futterman , Sirotkin & Seinfeld
to deaths CHICAGO ( APcan leadto deaths CHICAGO ( AP
in desensitization and even missed alarmsoften resultsin desensitization and even missed alarms
to missed alarms , which is a real problemleadsto missed alarms , which is a real problem
to missed alarms or even desensitizationcan leadto missed alarms or even desensitization
them to ignore or become desensitized to such alerts ( iHealthBeat , 3/26leadsthem to ignore or become desensitized to such alerts ( iHealthBeat , 3/26
to patient injury or deathcan contributeto patient injury or death
to the death of a heart patientcontributedto the death of a heart patient
to longer response times or to missing important incidentscould leadto longer response times or to missing important incidents
an unsafe patient environment because a life - threatening event may be missed in this milieu of sensory overloadcreatesan unsafe patient environment because a life - threatening event may be missed in this milieu of sensory overload
prehospital patient care errorscausingprehospital patient care errors
navigation accidentscausingnavigation accidents
to the death or catastrophic injury of your loved one or you suspect nursing home abuse or neglectledto the death or catastrophic injury of your loved one or you suspect nursing home abuse or neglect
in desensitization , missed alarms , and delayed responsesresultingin desensitization , missed alarms , and delayed responses
at least 11 patient deaths between 2005 and 2011causedat least 11 patient deaths between 2005 and 2011
to an average of two dozen deathshas ledto an average of two dozen deaths
to the patient 's death.(3contributedto the patient 's death.(3
death in hosptialscausingdeath in hosptials
Harrigan ’s deathcausedHarrigan ’s death
to Patient ’s Death | Steinberg , Goodman & KalishContributedto Patient ’s Death | Steinberg , Goodman & Kalish
to a patient ’s death or significant injury to a patientleadsto a patient ’s death or significant injury to a patient
to delayed responses , missed alarms , and patient safety events ( ECRI Institute , 2013leadsto delayed responses , missed alarms , and patient safety events ( ECRI Institute , 2013