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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 9.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Factors. 2021 Mar 3;64(1):21–41. doi: 10.1177/0018720821995687

Table 6.

Flow Disruptions During Interactions Related to Stroke Care Tasks

Type of Disruptions
Stroke care task Total
Number of
Disruptions
Layout Environmental
hazards
Interruptions Communication Equipment
failure
Usability
Update demographics 1 (1%) 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Update patient information 31 (20%) 0% 0% 3% 29% 68% 0%
Level of consciousness 13 (8%) 0% 0% 0% 85% 0% 15%
Eye movement 2 (1%) 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50%
Facial palsy 6 (4%) 0% 33% 50% 0% 0% 17%
Arm movement 11 (7%) 0% 9% 36% 0% 0% 55%
Leg movement 14 (9%) 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% 14%
Visual field 21 (13%) 10% 52% 0% 19% 0% 19%
Ataxia 3 (2%) 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0%
Sensation 28 (18%) 0% 36% 21% 36% 0% 7%
NIH Stroke Scale Cards 12 (8%) 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% 0%
Check for tPA contraindications 1 (1%) 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Update vitals 7 (4%) 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Waiting/other 5 (4%) 17% 0% 67% 17% 0% 0%