Clinical handover in the trauma setting: A qualitative study of paramedics and trauma team members

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Evans, Sue M ^a   Murray, Angela ^a   Patrick, Ian ^c   Fitzgerald, Mark ^b   Smith, Sue ^a   Cameron, Peter ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; TRAUMA CENTERS; VICTORIA;

EID: 78650338145     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.039073     Document Type: Article

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