How accurate is information transmitted to medical professionals joining a medical emergency? A simulator study

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-125

  Bogenstätter, Yvonne ^a   Tschan, Franziska ^a   Semmer, Norbert K ^b   Spychiger, Martin ^c   Breuer, Marc ^c   Marsch, Stephan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC ARREST; ENCODING INFORMATIONS; ERROR PRONES; FIRST RESPONDERS; HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATIONS; INCOMPLETE INFORMATION; MEDICAL EMERGENCY; MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION; TRANSFER-APPROPRIATE PROCESSING; TRANSMISSION ERROR;

ACCIDENTS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); JOINING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NURSING;

ERROR DETECTION;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SWITZERLAND; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 68149124492     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809336734     Document Type: Article

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