• DocumentCode
    526112
  • Title

    Interactive Systems Need Safety Locks

  • Author

    Thimbleby, Harold

  • Author_Institution
    Future Interaction Lab., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-24 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    29
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    User interfaces often behave unpredictably on erroneous input - rather than blocking errors and requiring the user to correct them. The consequences of this in the context of medical devices, which may give patients undetected overdoses, can be unfortunate. The solution should include better design, including the concept of safety locks, that block some forms of user error.
  • Keywords
    error handling; health care; human factors; interactive systems; medical computing; safety systems; user interfaces; interactive system; medical device; safety lock; user error; user interface; Computers; Presses; Pressing; Programming; Safety; Training; Weapons; Safety locks; human error; number entry; user interface design;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology Interfaces (ITI), 2010 32nd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cavtat/Dubrovnik
  • ISSN
    1330-1012
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5732-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5546359
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=526112