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There arises a question: is the standard monitor configuration sufficient, or can it lead to mistakes related to delays in perceiving parameter changes? Some researchers argue that mistakes in life-saving activities is not mainly due to medical mistakes but due to poorly designed patient life monitor interfaces, among other reasons. In addition, it should be emphasized that the activity that saves the patient\u2019s life is accompanied by stress, which is often caused by the chaos occurring in the hospital emergency department. This raises the following question: is the standard user interface, which they are used to, still effective under stress conditions? Therefore, our primary consideration is the measure of reaction speed of medical staff, which means the perception of the changes of vital signs on the patient\u2019s monitor, for stress and stressless situations. 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