Study: Hospital alarm fatigue causing deaths

7 Healthcast: Study: Hospital alarm fatigue causing deaths

Posted: 02/21/11

A Boston Globe survey documented more than 200 deaths nationwide form ignored alarms within the last 5 years.

Some experts think the number is higher.

Most blame the constant repetitive alarms.

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