JAMA: Medical Devices/Equipment Safety Topic Collection http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:45:54 GMT Silverchair editor@jama.jamanetwork.com webmaster@jama.jamanetwork.com Joint Commission Warns of Alarm Fatigue Multitude of Alarms From Monitoring Devices Problematic http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1696094 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mitka M. <span class="paragraphSection">Although devices to monitor various aspects of a patient in the hospital are intended to improve safety, sometimes they cause harm. The number of conditions and therapeutics to be monitored, “alarm fatigue” caused by the large number of alarms, and a lack of commitment by hospital staff all can lead to dire consequences.</span> 309 22 2315 2316 10.1001/jama.2013.6032 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1696094