Background Emergency handover of critical patients is used to describe the moment of
union between prehospital and hospital health team. However, the literature shows several …

Background Handovers of care are necessary, yet a vulnerable time for patient safety. They
can either reduce the risk of medical error during transitions of care or cause direct medical …

Background Handoffs are ubiquitous in modern healthcare practice, and they can be a point
of resilience and care continuity. However, they are prone to a variety of issues. Handoffs …

Introduction: Aortic dissection is a cardiovascular emergency with an overall in-hospital
mortality rate of 27.4%, and with every hour without intervention, the mortality rate increases …

Over the previous decades, ED care has evolved into a pivotal area for providing patient
care, addressing the accelerating demands of acute cases with severe injuries and illnesses …

Ineffective handoff communication has been recognized for years as a practice issue and is
the most frequently reported cause of sentinel events in US hospitals (Dufault et al., 2010) …

Background: Flight medicine, transporting patients from small facilities over long distances,
is essential in rural areas. Providing pertinent patient information to receiving care teams is …

Bakgrund: Omfattande forskning internationellt visar på att kommunikation och
överrapportering är bristfällig mellan ambulanssjukvård och sjuksköterskor på …

Experiencing a patient death can directly affect the well-being of health care professionals;
however, this phenomenon and the effects of patients' deaths are not well understood in the …

Abstract The Western Australia (WA) Country Health Service (WACHS) requires a ward or
emergency department registered nurse (RN) to assume the responsibility of conducting …