Information loss in emergency medical services handover of trauma patients.

Alix J E Carter; Kimberly A. Davis; Leigh Evans V; David C. Cone

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Information loss in emergency medical services handover of trauma patients.

September 23, 2009

Carter AJE, Davis KA, Evans L, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2009;13(3):280-5.

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This study analyzed the quality of communication between paramedics and physicians caring for trauma patients and found significant deficits in the transfer of important clinical information.

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