Review article: Improving the hospital clinical handover between paramedics and emergency department staff in the deteriorating patient

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 393-405

  Dawson, Sarah ^a,d   King, Lindy ^b   Grantham, Hugh ^c,d  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d South Australia Ambulance Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Deteriorating patient; Emergency department; Handover; Paramedic

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL HANDOVER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; VITAL SIGN;

AMBULANCE; DETERIORATING PATIENT; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; HANDOVER; PARAMEDIC;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT HANDOFF;

EID: 84885168093     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12120     Document Type: Review

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