Interruptions in the wild: development of a sociotechnical systems model of interruptions in the emergency department through a systematic review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Interruptions in the wild: development of a sociotechnical systems model of interruptions in the emergency department through a systematic review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published August 2015

Interruptions in the wild: development of a sociotechnical systems model of interruptions in the emergency department through a systematic review.

Werner NE, Holden RJ. Appl Ergon. 2015;51:244-254.

Interruptions are a known safety hazard that occur frequently. This systematic review proposes that interruptions be considered a process with various potential consequences for multiple actors rather than single events and suggests a human factors approach to addressing interruptions.

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