Debriefing critical incidents in the paediatric emergency department: Current practice and perceived needs in Australia and New Zealand

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 479-483

  Theophilos, Theane ^a,b   Magyar, Joanne ^a   Babl, Franz E ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical incident; Debriefing; Emergency department; Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS; CRITICAL INCIDENTS METHOD; DEATH; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL PLANNING; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AUSTRALIA; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 71049123515     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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