Joint Commission Calls Attention to Alarm Fatigue

April 11, 2013 - Although well intentioned, the constant beeping of alarms and an overabundance of information transmitted by medical devices such as ventilators, blood pressure monitors and cardiac monitors is putting patients at serious risk, so The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert urging hospital leaders to take a focused look at alarm fatigue.
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