The frequency and impact of task interruptions in the ICU

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 683-686

  Drews, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; ERRORS; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; NURSING;

CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; HUMAN ERRORS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY TASK;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 58149473965     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120705101117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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