Information loss in emergency medical services handover of trauma patients

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-285

  Carter, Alix J E ^a,b,c,d   Davis, Kimberly A ^a   Evans, Leigh V ^a   Cone, David C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b C/o Nova Scotia EHS ^*  (Canada)

^c Nova Scotia Emergency Health Services   (United Kingdom)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Emergency medical services; Interdisciplinary communication; Patient transfer; Process assessment (health care)

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PULSE RATE; VIDEORECORDING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISCLOSURE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT TRANSFER; VIDEO RECORDING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 69849084519     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802706260     Document Type: Article

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