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. 2022 Dec;34(6):1019-1020.
doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14072. Epub 2022 Aug 30.

Task interruptions in emergency medicine

Eugene S Henry  1
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Task interruptions in emergency medicine

Eugene S Henry. Emerg Med Australas. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Emergency physicians often experience significant cognitive load and task interruptions in the ED. This combination results in cognitive errors and poor patient outcomes. Quality research about this topic is scarce. Raising awareness of personal thinking processes (metacognition) is one way of reducing the unfavourable impact of task interruptions on cognition.

Keywords: decision-making psychology; metacognition in emergency medicine; patient safety; situational awareness; task interruptions.

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