Lost in translation: Maximizing handover effectiveness between paramedics and receiving staff in the emergency department: Original Research

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-107

  Owen, Christine ^a   Hemmings, Lynn ^a   Brown, Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Handover; Paramedic to emergency department interaction; Patient safety; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF NURSE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY;

EID: 65349161503     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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