Asteroids® and Electrocardiograms: Proof of Concept of a Simulation for Task-Switching Training
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Aziz, Farhad; Yeh, Bryan; Emerson, Geremiha; Way, David P.; San Miguel, Christopher; King, Andrew M.
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Introduction: Emergency physicians are interrupted during patient care with such tasks as reading electrocardiograms (ECGs). This phenomenon is known as task-switching which may be a teachable skill. Our objective was to evaluate the potential of a video game for simulating the cognitive demands required of task-switching.
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Date of Publication
2019
Title
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume Number
20/1
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Aziz, Farhad; Yeh, Bryan; Emerson, Geremiha; Way, David P.; San Miguel, Christopher; King, Andrew M.