Usage of documented pre-hospital observations in secondary care: a questionnaire study and retrospective comparison of records
Open Access
- 1 March 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 21 (1), 13-7
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-21-13
Abstract
The patient handover is important for the safe transition from the pre-hospital setting to secondary care. The loss of critical information about the pre-hospital phase may impact upon the clinical course of the patient.Keywords
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