Getting humans and computers working together in perfect harmony is something that we have yet to master unfortunately. Humans are by nature more lazy than computers and will happily let computers do everything whilst neglecting the basics of their own work. I worked in anaesthetics for many years and the amount of false signals on monitors and warning alarms can get overwhelming at times and can lead to bad/wrong decision making. In such situations, sometimes where it was not possible to ascertain the problem quickly. the best solution was to go back to basics, check the patients pulse, chest movements, colour of their lips, BP, etc, switch everything off, then gradually turn monitors back on, one by one until you find the problem. Could have been a blocked line, faulty electrode, badly calibrated machine a whole host of things, but nothing wrong with the patient. Never get over reliant on technology!
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