Hyman W A, Drinker P A
Med Instrum. 1983 Mar-Apr;17(2):103-6.
Medical device alarms are intended to enhance safety by augmenting the operator's ability to monitor an array of system and patient variables. To this end, alarm design must consider both technical and human requirements. Technical factors include selection of variables, limit-setting techniques, alarm reliability, and alarm output system. Human factors include the types of controls, displays, and instructional materials that assist the users in effective use of the machine. The designer and the user of medical devices must recognize that alarms can at times present problems unless the operator takes care to maintain correct use and to avoid false reliance on the alarm's ability to indicate all unacceptable conditions in the clinical setting.
医疗设备警报旨在通过增强操作员监测一系列系统和患者变量的能力来提高安全性。为此，警报设计必须同时考虑技术和人为因素。技术因素包括变量的选择、极限设置技术、警报可靠性和警报输出系统。人为因素包括有助于用户有效使用机器的控制类型、显示方式和指导材料。医疗设备的设计者和使用者必须认识到，除非操作员注意正确使用并避免错误地依赖警报来指示临床环境中的所有不可接受情况，否则警报有时可能会带来问题。
