Medical audible alarms: a review.
This paper summarizes much of the research that is applicable to the design of auditory alarms in a medical context. It also summarizes research that demonstrates that false alarm rates are unacceptably high, meaning that the proper application of auditory alarm design principles are compromised.
Author(s): Edworthy, Judy
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001061