Work interrupted: A comparison of workplace interruptions in emergency departments and primary care offices
Annals of Emergency MedicinePublished 1 August 2001
Carey D. Chisholm, Amanda M. Dornfeld, David R Nelson, William H. Cordell
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There are important ergonomic differences between emergency medicine and office-based primary care work environments that may require different training approaches, design considerations, and coping strategies.
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Emergency physicians experienced more interruptions and managed more patients concurrently than PCPs. PCPs spent more time performing simultaneous tasks than emergency physicians. Our study suggests there are important ergonomic differences between emergency medicine and office-based primary care work environments that may require different training approaches, design considerations, and coping strategies.
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