Accuracy Screening for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Task-switching Simulation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Interruptions in the emergency department (ED) are associated with clinical errors, yet are important when providing care to multiple patients. Screening triage electrocardiograms (ECG) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) represent a critical interrupting task that emergency physicians (EP) frequently encounter. To address interruptions such as ECG interpretation, many EPs engage in task switching, pausing their primary task to address an interrupting task. The impact of task switching on clinical errors in interpreting screening ECGs for STEMI remains unknown.

Methods

Resident and attending EPs were invited to participate in a crossover simulation trial. Physicians first completed a task-switching simulation in which they viewed patient prese

SUBMITTER: Soares WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324702 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature