Australian study looks at 40 emergency department doctors for 210 hours . The average time spent in the ED is about 3 days, so that means a doctor spends around 4 - 5 years working on an ER case. `` I think we have to look at interruptions as a potentially dangerous strategy in clinical work environments , '' she said . In nearly a fifth of cases interruptions cause them to give up on the task altogether .
Australian study looks at 40 emergency department doctors for 210 hours . The average time spent in the ED is about 3 days, so that means a doctor spends around 4 - 5 years working on an ER case. In nearly a fifth of cases interruptions cause them to give up on the task altogether .