Australian study looks at 40 emergency room doctors for 210 patients . Interruptions led doctors to spend less time on the tasks they were working on . `` Now , most people think it 's very acceptable to interrupt , '' but doing so can be dangerous , lead author Westbrook said . In nearly a third of cases they caused them to give up on the task altogether .
Australian study looks at 40 emergency room doctors for 210 patients . Interruptions led doctors to spend less time on the tasks they were working on . In nearly a third of cases they caused them to give up on the task altogether .